Pacific War Q&A Round 1 with special guest Bill Toti - Episode 532

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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4.9 • 872 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall welcome back the OG, Captain Bill Toti to the show for our first of several Q&A episodes. As always, our emcee, retired US Army Major Shawn Bergstrom is with us as well. The guys tackle some of the more than 500 questions sent in (!) and cover all klinds of topics from the Philippines, to torpedoes, dinner guests and just about anything else you can think of. Check it out to see if your question made the cut. #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #essex #halsey #taskforce38 #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #hollywood #movie #movies #books #mastersoftheair #8thairforce #mightyeighth #100thbombgroup #bloodyhundredth #b17 #boeing #airforce wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #hollywood #movie #movies #books #oldbreed #1stMarineDivision #thepacific #Peleliu #army #marines #marinecorps #worldwar2 #worldwar #worldwarii #leytegulf #battleofleytegulf #rodserling #twilightzone #liberation #blacksheep #power #prisoner #prisonerofwar #typhoon #hurricane #weather #iwojima#bullhalsey #ace #p47 #p38 #fighter #fighterpilot #b29 #strategicstudying #tokyo #boeing #incendiary #usa #franklin #okinawa #yamato #kamikaze #Q&A #questions #questionsandanswers #history #jaws #atomicbomb #nuclear #nationalarchives #nara #johnford #hollywood #fdr #president #roosevelt #doolittle #doolittleraid #pearlharborattack #salvaged #medalofhonor #tarawa #malayalam

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The The
0:23.6	The Hello, and welcome to episode 5.31 of the unauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast.
0:47.7	My name is Seth Parenthood and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum.
0:51.2	And with me in spirit today is my co-host John partial author and
0:55.8	historian and good buddy. John had an issue come up and he had to take care of it. He is fine,
1:01.1	so don't anybody have a heart attack. He is perfectly fine. He just could not make this particular
1:05.8	Q&A session. He might be able to jump in later. However, I had to go digging for another co-host, and I had to really
1:14.0	scrape the bottom of the barrel to find another co-host. And I think I found a good co-host. His name is
1:24.9	Captain Bill Toadie, former skipper of the Fast Attack Submarine, USS
1:29.1	Indianapolis, Commodore Scum Marine Squadron, Three of Pearl Harbor, and many others.
1:32.9	How the hell are you, Bill Toaddy?
1:35.4	Where the heck? How did I get here?
1:37.2	I was in Virginia just like 20 minutes ago, and I wake up, and I find myself in front of
1:44.0	this camera.
1:46.1	It's a nightmare, Bill.
1:47.3	It's a nightmare.
1:47.8	Is this a podcast?
1:49.2	It is.
1:49.8	I don't know if I've heard don'ties before.
1:51.7	I don't know.
1:53.2	I hear they're really popular, though.
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