It must be recalled that the skipper of the Japanese sub which sank Indianapolis testified that the visibility was so good that a zig zag maneuver would not have saved Indianapolis. Many observers of the proceedings saw Captain McVeigh’s court martial as forced by the Admiral Ernest King’s demand for a scalp, the verdict predetermined and the facts be damned.
It must be recalled that the skipper of the Japanese sub which sank Indianapolis testified that the visibility was so good that a zig zag maneuver would not have saved Indianapolis. Many observers of the proceedings saw Captain McVeigh’s court martial as forced by Admiral Ernest King’s demand for a scalp, the verdict predetermined and the facts be damned
Thank you for that.
Admiral Bull Halsey barely got a slap on the wrist for losing about 800 sailors and some ships in a couple of typhoons.