Tailhookers Over Tokyo-Carrier Raids on the Home Islands with Jon Parshall-Episode 414

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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🗓️ 17 September 2024

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

This week Seth and Bill welcome back good buddy Jon Parshall to talk about the first American carrier raids on the Japanese Home Islands since the Doolittle Raid in April 1942. In February 1945, just before Iwo Jima, Task Force 58 under the command of Marc Mitscher sails to within 60 miles of Honshu to launch the first US Navy carrier raids against Tokyo. Fighting the Japanese as well as terrible weather, the results are less than spectacular. A month later Spruance and Mitscher return, this time to Kyushu, to hit the birthing grounds of the kamikazes. In the two-day fight, American pilots ravage Japanese installations, but the fleet takes a beating in return, with 6 carriers suffering damage. Tune in to hear this oft-forgotten series of strikes in the latter stages of the war in the Pacific.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to episode 414 of the unauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast.
0:22.0	My name is Seth Perridden, historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum here at Camp Shelby.
0:27.1	And with me, as always, is my esteemed co-host, retired Navy captain Bill Toaddy, former skipper of the Fast Attack Submarine U.S.
0:33.4	Indianapolis, Commodore, Submarine Squad Interior, Pro Harbor, and many other postings.
0:36.8	How are you today, Bill?
0:39.2	I'm doing great, Seth.
0:40.4	I just want to do a shout out to Navy cycling.
0:42.9	There's a group of guys from my alma mater, the United States Naval Academy, who ride their, are riding their bicycles across the country to raise money for veterans charities.
0:55.5	And if you want to support that, go to navy dash cycling.com.
1:00.5	Navy dash cycling.com.
1:02.9	Great group of guys, great charity.
1:05.3	So back to you.
1:06.5	That's very cool.
1:07.4	Very forced, gump-ish, but I like it.
1:09.8	I dig it.
1:10.4	It is, it is. Yeah, they're going to get across the Rockies and say, I think I'm about done now.
1:16.0	Uh-huh.
1:19.0	I want to go home.
1:20.9	Yeah.
1:22.0	Goodness gracious.
1:22.9	Well, obviously, we have a third member of our crew with us today, our fantastic historian, and good buddy, John Parshall.
1:28.6	John, how are you now that you have returned from the South Pacific?
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