Comments by "Kenneth Dean Miller" (@kennethdeanmiller7324) on "Admiral Spruance - The Forging of a Quiet but Deadly Leader" video.

Yes, I agree! Fletcher & Spruance together made Midway happen the way it happened! I seriously doubt that if Halsey had remained in charge that the USA would have achieved the major victory that it achieved at Midway! However, also, the Doolittle Raid on the Japanese Home Islands, I believe, Led to the response from the Japanese with them trying to quickly take Midway Island. Cuz they thought that if they took Midway, they could force a quick surrender from the USA. Not realizing that the USA was going all out, and the bombing of Pearl Harbor had sent America into a rage that the world had seldom seen! And the USA',s rage would envelope the entire nation & it would take numerous years to cool down.
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Yeah, I actually thought we would get a video from Drach on Fletcher before we got one on Spruance but I guess I was wrong. Not disappointed cuz he's probably going by requests & I believe Spruance deserves recognition as well. But the things I've heard about Fletcher on this channel I'm fairly certain Drach thinks that Fletcher has gotten a bad reputation from some of the people in the US Navy ie: Turner blaming everyone he could instead of taking responsibility himself. Which actually would have made people think more highly of him imho. However, Fletcher was under orders to not risk his carriers unless he knew he could deal the enemy significant loses. And having his carriers at Guadal Canal for extended periods was a major unnecessary risk. Especially considering how vulnerable carriers and their escorts are during the night hours and if they are guarding a certain land mass they are easier to find. And with the Japanese having the type 93 torpedo in their arsenal that vulnerability was even more than realized at the time. And presence of the carriers would not have stopped the Japanese force that sank the numerous American cruisers during the first Naval Battle of Guadal Canal. The American Cruisers & Destroyers that night made many mistakes. And paid dearly for it. And the fact that going to action stations meant a game of musical chairs while the Japanese used those precious few minutes to tear their ships apart was also a hard learned lesson in futility. The US Navy would have to enact a lot of changes to finally be ready when the Japanese came calling again. And would also have to realize the Japanese had some very deadly torpedoes.😢
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@EliteF22 Yeah, the US Navy didn't realize that these Admirals had success because they were cautious during the first parts of the war. And excuse me but when people's lives are at risk caution is NEVER a bad thing. And when it comes to aircraft carriers during WW2 there was always a possibility of a night attack from Japanese submarines or even surface units & risking thousands of lives & the precious few carriers we had at the beginning of the war, their caution was what helped us win the war. And after they started getting the Essex swarm of carriers, it still wasn't prudent to be careless just because we had a larger carrier force. I didn't know Spruance & Fletcher was relieved of duty for being too cautious. That's wacko imho. If Spruance or Fletcher had been in charge during Typhoon Cobra I bet we wouldn't have lost all those destroyers.
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Idk why, but dummy torpedoes costing the US Navy a million dollars in repairs seems funny after knowing how many dud torpedoes would get used against the Japanese during the first 2 years of WW2. I wonder how much those dud Mark 14 torpedoes costed the Japanese? I mean, I'm sure some of their rusty old junks got holes poked in them. But the lack of an explosion I'm sure would give a lot of the Japanese a false sense of security during torpedo attacks.
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@darrenblake2362 I'm not sure which Drydock but I'm fairly certain that somewhere between Drydock 300 & 306 he addresses the question of U-530. He tells what is known & then says "I doubt we will ever find out anymore than that."
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On the subject of Spruance getting sea sick while up in the top of the yards during heavy weather. "LOOK OUT BELOW!!!" It wasn't just the funnel exhaust making the guys in the lower yards green. I would think it would be fun to be up at the top of the ship. BUT I've never been at sea & not sure if I would get sea sick. But I do know my ears cause me pain when flying. Usually ending with a migraine after landing. Although I can imagine how bad it must be to be seasick, for some reason I don't see myself suffering from seasickness as I've never had motion sickness & I've been on some rather crazy amusement park rides. For some reason it reminds me of the Admiral that America lost overboard from the USS Washington on the way to Scapa Flow.
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Yeah, every time I go in Harris Teeter the Pharmacist is really pushing that shingles vaccine. He really must be seriously bored. Have a good day.
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@vikkimcdonough6153 Did you ever think there was a reason that everyone in the Navy said their CVE hull designation stood for Combustible, Vulnerable & Expendable? Luckily for those aboard the Taffy 3's 6 CVE's Captain Evans of the USS Johnston(& the Hoel, & the Sammy B Roberts & I forget the others) didn't see it that way when the Japanese Center Force came a calling. I guess he figured that the 900+ crews of those 6 ships was his duty to protect them and that's what he did while he had a ship to do it with. The fact that he was alive to order the abandon ship but wasn't there when they were rescued 3 days later always bothered me. Makes me think that he had suffered a mortal wound during the battle that he didn't let anyone know about. Cuz I just don't see him dying from exposure or shark attack. Although the latter, is a huge threat for someone that's bleeding. Sharks are drawn to blood in the water & Evans had lost a couple of fingers in the battle, so he was bleeding. And sharks can sense exactly where the blood is coming from. Ultimately, he died at sea, so he probably was eaten, dead or alive. Unless he went down with the ship after locking himself inside & I can only see him doing that if he KNEW he was dying and didn't want to be shark bait. Which, I can see happening too. I guess we will never know.
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@EliteF22 Exactly what did they do to Fletcher?
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