 Editor in Chief Bill   | 05 Jun 2018 6:23 p.m. PST |
One of our readers suggests he was. Do you agree? |
| charared | 05 Jun 2018 6:56 p.m. PST |
My Da', who was one of many thousands who served under Halsey didn't think so. But then again my pop, who was a very conservative USA Republican Party voter, deeply respected PotUS USA Democratic Party Harry Truman. Wonder why… (Something to do with the Pacific Theater of WWII.) 
Charlie |
| Wackmole9 | 05 Jun 2018 7:01 p.m. PST |
Cocky yes and Sometimes too aggressive for his own fleet's good. |
| David Manley | 05 Jun 2018 7:06 p.m. PST |
"I know this book! Your conclusions are all wrong, Ryan. Halsey acted stupidly." :) |
| goragrad | 05 Jun 2018 9:10 p.m. PST |
I believe that Admiral Sprague and the members of Taffy 3 would say so. Those that survived Samar that is. Not only did Halsey leave 7th Fleet and the beaches exposed, but he then failed to respond to the call for assistance when Kurita attacked. Should have been court-martialed. |
| Bob the Temple Builder | 06 Jun 2018 3:48 a.m. PST |
I assume that the question refers to Admiral William Halsey USN and not to Admiral Lionel Halsey RN (they were very distant relatives) who was Captain of the Fleet at the Battle of Jutland. |
 etotheipi  | 06 Jun 2018 4:14 a.m. PST |
I thought it meant Uncle Albert … |
| 21eRegt | 06 Jun 2018 7:08 a.m. PST |
Rather cocky but what was needed early on. Later they had to live with the legend they had created. |
| Winston Smith | 06 Jun 2018 7:15 a.m. PST |
Halsey was court martial proof.
Until very late in the war, the Typhoon. |
Ed Mohrmann  | 06 Jun 2018 8:29 a.m. PST |
You forgot the 's', Winston. Typhoons. Cobra in December '44
and Connie in May '45. My dad's DE survived 'em both. |
| Old Contemptibles | 06 Jun 2018 9:58 p.m. PST |
Yes among other things. He should have been court martialed or at least sent home. Hard to court martial an Admiral when he was just on the cover of Time. Two typhoons and Leyte Gulf, terrible. |
 Legion 4  | 07 Jun 2018 5:13 a.m. PST |
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| ScottWashburn | 07 Jun 2018 11:08 a.m. PST |
Careful about using that term "Cocky"! Some romance writer had trademarked it and is suing anyone using it! :) |
| 138SquadronRAF | 13 Jun 2018 7:17 a.m. PST |
Hard to court martial an Admiral when he was just on the cover of Time. "il est bon de tuer de temps en temps un amiral pour encourager les autres" (it is wise to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others). |
| wpilon | 02 Jul 2018 6:35 p.m. PST |
All I can think about is "Wild Bill" pursuing the Japanese fleet after Midway and running into to Yamamoto's battle wagons in a night action. Yamato vs. Hornet and Enterprise in the middle of the night…just what we needed. |
| Old Contemptibles | 02 Jul 2018 8:08 p.m. PST |
Cocky and over aggressive. Too predictable. |
| ScottWashburn | 03 Jul 2018 12:05 p.m. PST |
Having missed out on all the 'Big' battles, Coral Sea, Midway, the Philippine Sea, Halsey was probably just itching to fight a huge decisive naval battle against the Japanese. He was probably too eager. |
