Posted on Nov 19, 2021
Commander Ernest E. Evans: Down with the ship - VAntage Point
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"In October 2019, the wreckage of USS Johnston was found at a depth of more than 20,000 feet in Leyte Gulf but was initially unable to be identified due to its similarity to another wrecked destroyer, USS Hoel. The ship was positively identified in April 2021 after the hull was found."
Commander Ernest E. Evans said he would never run from a fight and he never did. He went down with the ship.
Commander Ernest E. Evans said he would never run from a fight and he never did. He went down with the ship.
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MAJ Hugh Blanchard
"Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" details the heroics of the Taffy Three task force of jeep carriers and destroyers that faced off against some of the largest Japanese surface combatants, including the world's largest battleship, the Yamato. The Japanese devised Operation Sho (Victory) to lure ADM Halsey away from protecting the Philippine landing beaches to chase after four of the last Japanese carriers. Halsey took the bait and it appeared that the Japanese plan might actually succeed. After the war, Japanese survivors revealed that the bold actions of CDR Evans and the other destroyer skippers convinced the Japanese commander that he was battling larger ships, and eventually he turned tail, fearing a trap.
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