Action off Santa Cruz: Last Stand of the USS Hornet

ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) A Japanese dive bomber crashes into the USS Hornet's island and falls to the flight deck on 26 Oct. 1942. (2) An A6M3 Zero moments before crashing into the USS Hornet at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. (3) Gunners on the USS Hornet battle attacking Japanese aircraft at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. (4) Japanese planes attack the USS Hornet in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands. (5) The USS Enterprise suffers three bomb hits at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. (6) Junyo's dive bombers attack the carrier Enterprise at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. (7) The light cruiser USS San Juan fires on attacking Japanese aircraft at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. (8) USS South Dakota throws up a wall of flak at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. (9) Crewmen from the USS Hornet abandon ship.

SGT Wayne Dunn Amn (Join to see) SGT J.D. Corr SPC Lisa Hughes MIDN CAPT (Join to see) A1C Crystal Winbush SPC Mike Bennett 1LT Larry Bass PVT (Join to see) SGT Gerald “Jerry” Harrell PO3 Belinda Dupree SGT Damaso V Santana 1SG(P) Dean Mcbride (MPER) (SPHR) PFC Francine Fontana SSG Paul Endes SPC Jared Robbins Pvt Thomas Chapman CPL Miguel Velez MSgt Matthew Burke Sgt Sheri Lynn

Admiral Halsey was the type of leader who we miss in today's military, at least at Flag level. I'm thankful to the likes of him, Gen Patton, Col Rudder, et al as we are not speaking German or Japanese.