only the courageous actions of three, admiral sprague and the ships of jim horn fisher, the last end of the tin can sailors, prevented a complete disaster there. halsey was criticized for that. then, in december of 44 and june -- 1944 and june of 1945, he led his ships into two typhoons. one of them caused considerable damage to ships and lives. he would have been sacked, but he was such a homefront hero that admiral king in washington said we have to keep him on. we can't get rid of him. for halsey, his stationed off the coast of japan was a chance for rain them shouldn't. my reputation is tarnished, but if i can finish off the japanese fleet, if i can pound them to the last day of the war, i will redeem and salvage my reputation. therefore, some of his judgments, according to air group 88 and every man i talked judgments, according to air group 88 and every man i talked to in air group 88, condemned halsey without blinking an eye. that is their instant reaction. i blame him for the deaths. that kind of thing. because the weapon halsey was using to help regain a reputation were the