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Admiral Mitscher's one page endorsement of Task Group 58.2's action report of 4 July 1944. In it, he endorses three of four of the recommendations.

How Action Reports Helped The US Navy Defeat The Japanese

July 13, 2024
First page of the Task Group 58.2 Action Report covering the attacks on Iwo Jima, Haha Jima, and nearby shipping...
Action Reports / Emerging Technologies / Leadership / US Navy
Lt. Cmdr Russell flying over a glacier near Prince William Sound. August 1942. US Navy photo

James Russell’s Influences On USS Franklin

July 18, 2023
Official Photo of Admiral James Russell, who, as a Lt. Cmdr, just prior to the outbreak of war, played a...
Admiral James S. Russell / Leadership / USS Franklin
Admiral Nimitz arrives at Naval air Station Alameda 9 December 1942

How Logistics Evolved To Help Win WW II In The Central Pacific

July 10, 2023
One of the topics I want to cover in my book is why USS Franklin, (known as "Big Ben," by...
Emerging Technologies / Leadership / Logistics
Chaplain O'Callahan giving the last rights to a sailor. The sailor actually survived.

Joseph O’Callahan, Chaplain of the USS Franklin, Earns The Medal of Honor

November 17, 2022
Chaplain Joseph T. O'Callahan. Picture taken circa 1945-1946 Credit: Congressional Medal of Honor Society Off the Coast of Japan, March...
Leadership / Lt. Cmdr Joseph T. O'Callahan / USS Franklin
President Truman presents Lt (j.g.) Donald Gary with the Medal of Honor

Three Things We Can Learn From Someone Awarded The Medal Of Honor

August 5, 2022
Lt. (jg) Donald Gary, USN photo taken after his Medal of Honor was presented to him Today’s post discusses three...
Leadership / Lt. (j.g.) Donald Gary

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