Colossal Battleships Smashed by Tiny American Fleet - Epic Last Stand
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- In the early hours of October 25, 1944, during the Allied effort to retake the Philippines, the Americans made a crucial mistake; deceived by a masterful Japanese feint, they were utterly unprepared to fight a major battle in the Pacific Theater, a first for them.
Unwittingly, the US Third Fleet was drawn away from the Philippines into a wild-goose chase, rendering the forces on Leyte Island completely unguarded.
The Japanese ships to the east of Samar Island had a free run to wipe out the landing craft and troop transports, not merely crippling the operation but possibly turning the tide of the war against the Allies. Now, only a modest anti-submarine Task Group stood between the Japanese fleet and the two hundred thousand American soldiers and Marines fighting on Leyte.
The men of Taffy-3 grasped the gravity of the situation and were prepared to fight against overwhelming odds. Outgunned and outmatched, they knew that their mission was to hold the line and buy precious time for the reinforcements to arrive…
My grandfather was there, on USS Kalinin Bay. Those heroic sailors and aviators saved his life. God bless the Tin Can Sailors!
Amen to that and may God bless and keep your grandfather
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These stories of American bravery gives me chills.
Why this battle hasn't been made into a major motion picture is beyond me
It's not credible. The story, though true, sounds like a fantasy. Though it does need a decent film treatment.
@@SmilingIbis Since when did Hollywood ever make credible movies?????
No strong independent women, and too many 50 year old white guys
@@steveelsholz5297lmao right😂
For some reason IIRC, the Yamato has never been featured in a major motion picture. Neither has Musashi, Bismarck or Tirpitz, to the best of my knowledge…. It’s like the motion picture industry avoids these massive ships….
I had the honor to speak with Sammy B’s last survivor, Adred Lenoir. When gave me a whole new understanding of the phrase “fight the ship”. He described these huge shells ripping through multiple decks of the ship and the efforts to rebuild firefighting gear mid-battle. Absolutely incredible. I advise every Sailor read Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors for the battle then read For Crew and Country to better understand what the crews endured during 56 hours lost at sea.
Ty for the book recommendations, will do!
You told the story well. The film footage & the verbal imagery were top notch! Thanks for getting it right - these guys were as hardcore badass as it gets. I am ever grateful for their sacrifices. Bless 'em all.
For the benefit of your viewers: The USS Johnston was not a 15,000 ton destroyer. Fifteen thousand tons is cruiser displacement. No destroyer in WWII was anything like 15,000 tons. The Johnston was a bit over 2,000 tons. Hope this helps.
Yeah, I thought I was hearing things...
@@froginasock8782 Thanks, Frog. As is often the case, I gave up critiquing this "Dark" video. They are unnecssarily sloppy...
@@brucermarinoI knew I couldn’t be alone in catching and secretly 🤬 at their videos lack of quality.
@@jeffreyholdeman3042It's good to be in your fine company, sir! I've offered to help from numerous times but never heard back.
It’s okay she fought like she was 15,000 tons.😉
USS Samuel B Roberts, the destroyer escort that fought like a battleship. The men of Taffy 3 were truly part of the Greatest Generation.
They put to lie every piece of enemy propaganda that said anything to the effect of Americans not having any fighting spirit. There was at least one member of the Imperial General staff who referred to the USA as a 'mongrel nation of pleasure-lovers with no stomach for a long war' or words to that effect. No doubt quite a few Germans said the same. Wrong......
The Johnson was equally effective. I really cannot understand those wanting to claim just one or two ships did all the fighting.
Stories like this inspired me to join the Army. Preferred being on land but the bravery of Americans to fight for a cause larger than themselves is truly inspiring. The legacy of the American fighting man is legend in the halls of Valhalla. The men of Taffy 3 have their own Long Hall there I am sure.
My Dad was part of Taffy 3 aboard USS Gambier Bay. It was sunk during this battle. I met many of Dads shipmates. They were humble and kind men. I admired them all
Great as always!!! Was this the one where Halsey was chasing empty Japanese aircraft carriers as a decoy?
Yes. And Sprague radioed Nimitz for Halsey's help. "Where is task force __?" "The world wonders" was added on that prompted Halsey's return after an explosion by him that is censored and unrecorded officially.
"... Halsey acted stupidly."
@@HACM-mk3qx Actually, that radio teletype message came all the was from CINCPAC Admiral Nimitz who was in Pearl Harbor. The phrase "The world wonders" was a part of what was called then as padding. Padding was 2 non-important sentences that were added a the beginning of and the end of a message paragraph in order to throw off any listening Japanese crypto-analysts who would pick up the broadcasted messages. Normally, the padding sentences were cut off from the teletype paper strips that got printed out from the teletype radio receiver machine. However, the radio operator who was handling the teletype traffic accidentally forgot the remove the paper strip section with the sentence "The World Wonders" and passed it right on up to Admiral Halsey.
Old guy here. “The destroyer escorts that fought like battleships!”
Brave heroes all.
just when I have a mammoth day ahead of me, which will change my life, I wake up and this is the first video that came on while I get ready. amazing grit and courage. never fade, never give in, never accept defeat.
Yeah, the Action Off Samar by Taffy 3 is one of the best piece of American naval history ever recorded.
This is the American Navy. They did there duty and held the line. Now the men of taffy three stand a permanent watch for all Americans. Bravo Zulu taffy three. Four oh brothers.
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was one largest Naval Battles ever Fought. Taffey 3 v Center Force is Crown Jewel of the Japanese Defeat, but wasn't the only the Southern Force was Obliterated by Old American Battleships many from Pearl Harbor and was the last Battleship v Battleship engagement in history. The Northern Force is what the 3rd fleet Destroyed and only fell to the ruse since they repelled the center force days before causing it to turn around, after sinking Yamato's sister ship. The Complete battle is referred to the Death of the Japanese Navy
Remarkable. Thank you.
Evans was a true badass dude.
The most amazing part of this entire battle is the respect that the Japanese sailors had nothing but respect for the us navy sailors. The fact that they saluted the us sailors shows that at the end of the day they are all men of the sea.
"Yamato" Class. She was the sister ship "Musashi." Thanks for your videos!
GREAT CHANNEL TRUELY DEVOTED TO GIVING RESPECT TO THE MEN WHO SACRIFICED EVERYTHING SO WE CAN ENJOY EVERYTHING WE TAKE FOR GRANTED TODAY…..
trolls dont wana respect the sacrifices of the men only wana critique the numbers….
The American damage control teams also need to be praised. Without their skill the fleet wouldnt have did as well
When I was a kid, my parents and I went to church with an elderly man that was a survivor of the Samuel B Roberts. I knew he was a WWII veteran from the Navy, and I knew he was in Taffy-3, but it was not until after his passing that I learned just how extraordinary, and rare, he was. While I did get to hear a couple of brief stories from him about it, one of which involving being thirsty and with sharks around, I do wish I'd been able to sit and talk with him more.
Great presentation !! I read about the battle years ago but didn't know they were that disadvantaged
The morale of this story DONT PISS OFF destroyers manned by professionals !
Capt Evans is a true American badass my hero and all those man who fought on taffy 3 god bless you every American should have a picture of Evans in there house true warriors taffy 3 was
Finally a vid on taffy 3
Should be made into a movie...
Bludy rippa goin those blokes! Bludy Proud of ya!
Well done America, its nice to see such heroic actions.👍
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Wait, what??! TINY American fleet? Come on! US have always VASTLY outnumbered their opponents! Even at the Leyte Gulf encounter with the "Taffys", they had absolutely OVERWHELMING air power and huge surface forces nearby. Yes, the Taffy escorts were undoubtably heroic and their spirited defence certainly saved the Taffys from a lot more damage, but the end result was never in doubt. The only miracle was that Halsey's enormous inexcusable blunder of personal glory seeking (not uncommon in US forces, see General M Clark in Italy) let ANY of Kurita's force escape.
This was a crazy battle
Imagine being able to witness that battle from a first persons point of view! It would be pure chaos.
Words fail to express the amount of courage, love of country, and devotion to duty of these insanely brave sailors and airmen. And I have to theorize it wasn't the japs that sank johnston, she just finally succumbed to the massive weight of evan's solid steel balls. Truly, gentlemen, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE! Hollywood has to make this into a movie and make damn sure they do it justice.
I've seen detailed videos on Samuel B. Roberts and Johnston and I knew their ultimate fight was the lowest depths of Hell, but to see a video on Leyte Gulf really makes you appreciate just how much of a nightmare it really was.
"Small Boys ATTACK" - Sprague's order sending the rest of them in after the Johnston's solo run...
As per other comments the videos are good but could be excellent with bit more research and historical accuracy.
Johnston was a fletcher class weighing about 2,000 tons, if it weighed 15,000 tones it would be about the same weight as a Baltimore class heavy curser (depends on the load of said cruiser) 2:44
At this point in the war, even when the Japanese had everything going their way, they still failed. Sharp contrast to the first 6 months or so of the pacific war.
It says a lot for the training of the US Navy crews compared to their counterparts in the Imperial Japanese Navy. By rights, all of the American ships should have been blown out of the water without damaging any of the Japanese ships. Very brave men and an astonishing story.
The Air Wing were the Big Hero's.
At 2:47, the 15,000 ton destroyer...????
Good grief, that is the weight of a major Cruiser..
The destroyer Johnston was not 15,000 tons that is a cruiser size. It was about 2500 tons.
tough old dudes. ⭐
Taffy got into a "sticky situation"...
Whatever faults the Japanese had during WW2 (such as unnecessary cruelty and needlessly fanatical bushido code), THAT is exactly the kind of courage they respected and appreciated. I am not surprised at all they saluted the Americans after that instead of killing them in the water.
Five Star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
My Dad was on the Kitcun Bay
Threw out history there is 1 or 2 true warriors because troops/sailors watch , learn give 100% loyalty will go into battle, ultimately many times loosing but were it counts there winners. The tinny BOAT mentally won against the Japanese, gave USA/UK mental victory. Now other Navy ships see or hear about this. They go into battle knowing there dead but punish the enemy.
Could we ever find such men today?
Call it what is was: Halsey really screwed the pooch
At 11:00 is the burial at sea of Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class Loyce Deen, whose body was so shredded by enemy fire it was decided to inter him in the TBM Avenger torpedo bomber which he died defending. His pilot, Lt. Robert Cosgrove had limped the damaged plane back to the carrier, but its last flight was over the fantail of the USS Essex, with Deen's remains inside.
RIP, warrior.
What those men endured is unimaginable. GM2 Paul Carr was manually reloading a 5” gun turret when it cooked off. He was described as a dead man walking, still trying to load the last round into the breech. God bless those men.
I've seen the film footage of Deen being checked out by medics and the canopy then covered over with a tarp. And of course the dumping of the plane. Real eye-opening and sobering.
God bless Deen and others of The Greatest Generation.
Wow. Dedication. Rip sailor. You’ve earned your keep🫡🫡
Seriously it was like swarm of bees attacking a bear. Kurita thought he was tangling with part of Halsey's fleet. He had no idea that it was just a small rear guard to provide air cover for the ground invasion. The plane from the escort carriers were equipped with ground target munitions. But the attacked the IJN with whatever they had on board. The Yamato alone weighed more than Ziggy's entire fleet. They really should have just been swept to the side and Leyte would have fallen back into Japanese hands. But Capt Evans, said nah we ain't running, let's take it to em. Sure surprised Kurita. Brave men all. Bless them all.
Captain Evans said you know what I have these like carriers I have I'm going to give every offensive attack against this Force, no matter how many casualties I taking them and how many ships get hit and we're going to press this attack onto him and the Japanese thought that it was such a fierce attack by Captain Evans and Taffy 3 that the Japanese thought that they had ran into Admiral Halsey sleep and they began to take damage and sit let's get the f*** out of here we miscalculated he didn't follow the empty carriers they sent to empty carries out to Lord Admiral Halsey out to divert his forces away from Lady Golf and then they going to have the heavy battleships going and destroy us on the beach, Captain Evans wasn't having it and I think I should make t-shirts with his name on it
The Japanese believed Americans were soft and weak, and would always run from a fight unless they had overwhelming numbers. Looks like their prejudices against us worked in our favor.
Who cares
@@benelias3556 Halsey's ego allowed him to be deceived. he desapately wanted to sink the Japanese carriers. He was not going to let anything stop him. Those brave sailors and pilots fought like rabid dogs to save the troops that had landed at Leyte. Their sacrifice saved thousands of soldiers and the reoccupation of the Phillipines. They also saved Halsey's butt. He probably got it chewed off, and he had to limp for a while. What a testimony to the fighting spirit of the American military. Thank you to all of our military. God bless America.
You can visit the wrecks from that battle at rest 4 miles below water on UA-cam and they are clearer than I expected. Even some aircraft with the paint jobs still visible can be seen. The USS Hoel and USS Johnston were the most badly damaged of the those wrecks from this battle and now have been located and are posted online for viewing by anyone who wants to see some of the remains of the hardest fighting ships to ever combat the IJN.
nice
That is until chinese grave robbers show up to steal the metals down there.
Soon to be removed by the Chinese!!!
@@damnit6349 The Chinese just salvaged the two British ships, Repulse and The Prince of Whales. And they even had flags on them and were registered war graves of several thousand men. It's so disgusting they were caught in the act. It was just a few months ago.
There's a reason they're called the global a**holes.
Johnston’s last message was “hold my beer”
i thought it was “hold my bong, im goin for munchies” 😂😂😂😂
Men of MEDAL OF HONOR
Just as long as it's not a Bud Light.
Outstanding !😊
@johnmartlew yes I was clear I was giving credit to the whole ships crew.
There were so many heroic service men during WW2 that we don't here about and not recognized for their heroics.Thanks for shedding a little light on Taffy 3.Another great video.
The saddest thing about our time is that the Greatest Generation is almost gone.
Hear hear!.
@@Bob-qk2zgTruer words were never spoken. I wonder if there is a great generation in the here and now because we are going to need it soon
@@tiredofallthis7716 My father tried repeatedly to join the armed forces in 1942. His appendix burst and left a terrible hole in his abdomen. He only lasted 3 days in the Army and 3 weeks in the Navy before doctors turned him away. The Marine Corps wouldn't even allow him to apply. He was 16 years old. A Great Generation indeed.
This battle is not all that unknown and if anybody knows anything about WW2 knows of Taffy 3. That battle made all the papers.
This story never gets old. Makes me proud to have been a tin can sailor. I could not imagine going through that with the ship I was on, but proud to carry on the legacy.
I doubt those amazingly brave sailors, could have imagined themselves going through that situation either. God bless them all
They found the johnston the hit was not a 14 in shell from kongo it was a 18in shell from yamato. History x has a video on it where he breaks down the damage on the wreck of the Johnston. 3 18 in hits one behind the main super structure at the base of the funnels and 2 a mid ship whare the Johnston broke in half.
Chance are those were Armor Piercing rounds and passed right thru the ship and exploded beneath her. Even so they were more than enough to wreck the tiny ship.
Acctualy, Japanese claimed to have sunk the cruiser
@@johngaither9263 the one that didn't engine-room hit something pretty solid and exploded in the engine room. That's why the Johnston lost an engine halfway through the battle. But yes 18in armor-piercing round will just make an 18 inch circle all the way through your ship unless it makes contact with an engine like one of the shells did in Johnston.
@@dinkoz1 what Cruiser? The only ships in Taft 3 were various sizes of Destroyer's and CVE's. Fun fact the sailors who sailed on the small carriers said cve stands for combustible vulnerable and expendable.
@@robertstone9988 that's what they claimed to have sunk, the USS Johnson they claimed was a cruiser, there's no way a small destroyer could do so much damage to a large and brave imperial fleet
Amazing bravery! My Dad was in the landing these brave men protected.
this edition of Dark Seas honors three American ship in deep, deep, waters, resting for eternity, manned by heroes. Four miles down in the Pacific, they look almost the same as they did in battle. God rest these men and ships, forever in defense of their nation.
The Roberts has been found.
A correction, The Johnston was 2,000 tons not 15,000. Huge difference, with the Yamato outweighing all the US ships together.
I love the story of Taffy-3. Medal of Honor winner Capt. Evans was remarkable.
I love the story of Taffy 3. Courage and Bravery have time and again shown that it can outclass anything
The crew members and airmen of the ships of Taffy 3 were amazing heroes! That they managed to turn back such a powerful fleet is amazing!currently the Sammy B, which was discovered last year, is the deepest shipwreck ever discovered with the Johnston, which was discovered about 2 years ago, is the second deepest shipwreck
" It isn't the size of the dog in the fight , it's the fight in the dog."
"I intend to take this ship into harms way. If any here are not willing to go with me, than you may leave now before we set off." He and that ship did just, that with great heroism.
Cold blooded.
@@mikehunt4797 Name one war that wasn't.
@@randywise5241 talking about the captain not war.
@@mikehunt4797 He was going into war. He needed to be.
@randywise5241 Indeed he did. I like his attitude hell if I was serving on his ship I'd of went with him.
The Johnston was a Fletcher class destroyer and displaced around 2100 tons not 15,000 tons.
My father was there on a troop transport for the landing at Leyte. He was a member of the 475th FG heading for Tacloban.
Events like this make me so proud to be an American. Could we muster together the same quality of heroes today? I have my doubts.
Doubts with good reason my friend. ☹
Using tomahawks, long range artillery, missiles .. attacking & elimination of not only men but women & children . Mighty usa killing innocent
The answer is NO.
Of course we could. They would be labeled potential domestic terrorists, of course. That's one, somewhat smarmy, answer.
Another is, yes we could, but not with the current leadership.
It is amazing what a few men, adequately trained, reasonably equipped, and _properly lead_ can do.
Yes.... I believe there's still people who you can call to.
I'm not even an American but I still have my faith in humanity 😊
This story never ceases to amaze me! Hundreds of men took on a superior force, never backing down once. They gave all they had and as much ammo as they could bring to bear on their foe. I weep at every recounting of the story and marvel at their courage and tenacity. God Bless Taffy - 3. They held the line. Unbeknownst to them, the Japanese thought they were fighting a larger, "more capable" force, than the smaller. but feistier crews of Taffy - 3. God Rest Their Souls. ❤🩹
This is one of my most favorite battles of the war it showed how much fight the Americans had even when they were outgunned and outnumbered. Rest in peace to all those lost and thank you for your servicez
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was fiercest battle that the US Navy ever fought in.
Another UA-camr explained that fortune favored the bold that day.
It took the form of the IJN assumption that the Jeep carriers were full carriers, and that the destroyers and destroyer escorts closing on them were heavy cruisers with thick armor belts. As a result the IJN armor piercing shells passed completely through the US ships before exploding. Later on the IJN figured out what they were fighting and switched to more effective shells for such lightly armored ships.
This video is so fraught with errors a complete list would be enormous. Some are huge, some are small but the lack of research into this narrative makes it virtually useless. Better to read "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" by James D. Hornfischer.
Give him a break. He managed to cover the battle at Samar in under 12 minutes and got the feel for the whole thing down pretty well. Hornfischers work is OUTSTANDING!
The battle of Taffy 3 is the most incredible show of guts and bravery I have ever heard of in any conflict. Thank you for covering it on your channel.
The story of this epic, "Davids vs. Goliaths" battle will NEVER get old!
The late James Hornfischer's book, "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" is the go-to read regarding this battle.
Btw, aircraft from Taffy-1 and Taffy-2, which were located further south, also participated in the battle, further causing Kurita to think he was fighting a much larger force than he was.
That was possibly the best book i ever read!
Imagine being able to witness that battle from a first persons point of view! It would be pure chaos.
The heroism of those sailors and airmen is just unimaginable
Please do a video about Laffey (Benson class destroyer DD-459). For the commenters please note that Dark Seas has done a video about USS Laffey DD-724 Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer not Laffey DD-459 Benson class destroyer which broadsided a Japanese battleship at point blank range.
what these men did forever immortalized them in history. Beyond legendary act by them
I was born in 1949, and have lived a life blessed by security, plenty and safety. I am grateful to these men, who died before I was born to protect the freedom I have enjoyed. Thank you.
Even if the Japanese were successful with this operation, it would have only delayed their inevitable defeat.
On the day this battle took place, the Manhattan Project was less than nine months away from completing the design and test of the atomic bomb...
A victory by the Japanese would have seriously delayed MacArthur from taking the Philippines and inflated casualty figures substantially. Formosa should have been the objective, but MacArthur's ego got in the way.
Evans and his crews bravery was something else wasn't it?
Great telling of the battle, but the destroyer USS Johnston was 2,100 tons and not 15,000 tons. At 15,000 tons she would have been a massive heavy cruiser. PJ
I pray that America is still worthy of this sacrifice...
The film is wrong. Despite the stunning beyond belief American attack, the Japanese navy could have won the battle and attacked our troops until the decoyed fleet returned. The fleet wasn't that close. It was nothing short of a miracle they turned away. Narrator needs to get his facts straight.
"t's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog". Mark Twain, esq.
I never get tired of hearing the story of Taffy 3, especially Captain Evans. Real men.
Aircraft from the other escort carrier groups also took part. Taffy 1 and 2.
My Dad's parents signed for him so he could join the Navy in "43 at age 17. He was assigned to a destroyer in the Pacific. I asked him about it when I was younger. He said they escorted mine sweepers, tended PBY Catalinas, and tended submarines. I know his ship sank at least one sub and numerous aircraft. He was cited for staying at his position (fire control) while under enemy fire. I wished I had asked him more when I was old enough to really understand what he did and where he fought...
So I just got done with the "crash dive" series by Craig DiLouie. The book follows a submarine officer through his career as fiction.. however all of the battles in the book were taken from "Thunder below", "The war below" "wahoo" amongst others... which were were real accounts of war patrols....So it's been really cool when I hear the actual accounts of the battles, and recognizing the names of real ships from the books like the Heroic USS Johnston. The Sub in the book put 2 torpedoes in Yamato causing her to turn off the line and disengage saving the flat tops.. However, they had a torpedo circle around and sink the sub. The captain and other officers were on deck when it happened and ended up getting picked up by the Japanese, and sent to a special pow camp. When the asked the skipper what his name and rank was, instead of giving his real name, he gave "Lt Johnston" in honor of the destroyer. Really cool to see how the author tied the real with fiction. Really paints a picture in you mind of how this battle went after reading those books.
A couple of very good, and factual, books about the sub war "Pig Boats" and "Sink 'Em All" tell the real stories of the US sub war in the Pacific. Both of them relied heavily on war diaries and action reports, and some information backed up by ship's logs from the IJN side as well. Nearly everything is footnoted and referenced. One of the craziest items listed was the Cavite Naval station outfitting their Higgins boats with 75mm pack howitzers, they called it "Uncle Sam's Mickey Mouse battle fleet".
It is important that these heroic acts continue to be made public so their sacrifices are never forgotten!
These were brave men,I,m proud to have served in the Navy,aboard the USS Benjamin Stoddert DDG22 1969-1970😊
Can you say 'Kamikaze'? The Japanese crews involved were uniquely placed by culture to understand and appreciate what the American Tin Cans (disclaimer: Plank Owner, USS Valdez (DE/FF 1096) 1974-76, Sonar Technician Third Class, Surface) did... I doubt if any of them, given the intense propaganda they were subjected to, expected weak and coddled Americans, of all people, to sacrifice themselves in a manner that even the Imperial Japanese Navy was reluctant to do... I mean, relatively cheap-ass suicide aircraft are one thing, but even the IJN didn't want to lose any (much more expensive) warships... Yeah, while they might not have picked anybody up out of the drink, to either kill right away or to send to a Japanese POW camp to probably die, they had enough respect to salute the bravery and warrior spirit of the Taffy-3 suicide riders and their refusal to surrender, (and don't forget, the Americans all knew there were dead, once the order was given to put on flank speed and ATTACK the gigantic IJN fleet...) I wonder how the Japanese filed this episode away in their National Historical Narrative of the Pacific War... They don't seem to want to acknowledge the extent of the so-called 'Comfort Women' institutional rape victims, especially from the Koreas....ahem... but maybe Japanese history is more respectful towards those that expressed the warrior ethos... Ha! By our standards today, Evans and the rest were batshit crazy, just as we've always considered the whole Kamikaze paradigm of that time... (a friend's father passed in his early 60's... dying from the ongoing complications resulting from his WW2 stint as an 18-year-old Pharmacy Mate at Okinawa, whose leg was shredded when a Kamikaze aircraft plunged several decks down into the converted galley where they had setup an ad-hoc operating room before exploding... everybody else in the space was killed... they wanted to amputate his leg, but he begged them not to... and lived a life of pain and endless VA trips for the next 50 so years... his agony among some of the my friend's earliest and most vivid memories... "Man, don't ride your Honda motorcycle over here... my Dad will freak out". And now here we are, worried about the Traniexs and debating the uselessness of the Sussex couple... Whatever you think about all that, the one's who came before us made the world safe for such silly nonsense...
What of TAFFY 2, and TAFFY 1.? My best friends father was a Navy Pilot aboard the Jeep Carrier Petrof Bay, CVE-80 of the western Taffy Group.
Worst retelling of the heroic fight of Taffy 3 ever….🙄
I want to like you’re videos but the lack of research and lack of proofreading scripts is telling.
15000 ton USS Johnston? So it’s a heavy cruiser now?
"This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which, survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can."
-Commander Evans
Latte Gulf is my favorite WW2 history. I never knew of the "propaganda" fighter/bombers!
American Indians, still fighting for the land where our ancestors are buried. Hoka!!!
The Japanese fleet was definitely not the “biggest gunship fleet ever assembled “ not even in WW2. Dunno where you got that info. Love your videos but few bits of info not correct. Some ship weights and other things.
Wow. It brings tears to my eyes and gives me a tremendous sense of pride in the courage displayed by our forefathers.
"Fire Gigantic Bullets" I always thought they were called "Shells" LOL
LTCDR Evans was Cherokee and Choctaw, and hailed from Oklahoma.