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To: SolutionsOnly
Wasn't it Bull Halsey that had a bit of trouble avoiding a typhoon?
8 posted on 09/16/2003 10:38:19 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy (Veni Vidi Velcro)
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To: Ready4Freddy
Wasn't it Bull Halsey that had a bit of trouble avoiding a typhoon?
 
Yes- Halsey had problems avoiding Typhoons TWICE.
Fool me once...

11 posted on 09/16/2003 10:44:02 AM PDT by azcap
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To: Ready4Freddy
You are correct! Got my admirals confused.

Bull Halsey sailed into hurricanes not once - but twice!! and got several hundred men killed, lots of aircraft lost, and several ships sunk doing in so.

My apologies to Chester Nimitz!
12 posted on 09/16/2003 11:14:28 AM PDT by SolutionsOnly
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