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On Today's Date: Halsey's Typhoon U.S. Navy's Worst Natural Disaster
T oday, satellites and computer models are among the tools forecasters use to warn us of hurricanes well ahead of time. But near the end of World War II, those meteorological linchpins weren't ...
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Who Inspired Paul McCartney's 'Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey'
“Admiral Halsey was someone I’d read about — he ... According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, William F. Halsey, Jr. was a naval commander. He served as a destroyer commander in World ...
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The World War II destroyer escort that fought like a battleship
Adm. William Halsey, learning of four Japanese carriers approaching from the northeast, then set out with his entire 3rd ...
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The Gallant Hours (1960)
A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the ...