The Battle off Samar Part 1 with Jon Parshall-Episode 328

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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🗓️ 9 April 2024

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

This week Seth, Bill and good pal Jon Parshall get into the much anticipated Battle off Samar...Part1! The guys get into the background of the epic fight, the commanders on both sides, Ernest Evans, Ziggy Sprague, and others as they start to break down some of the myths surrounding one of the most well-known naval battles in all of history. The guys get into the ships such as Samuel B Roberts and USS Johnston of Taffy 3 and the aircraft as well. Tune in and see what the guys uncover as we dig into the first part of the discussion on the Battle off Samar.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to episode 328 of the unauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast.
0:21.0	My name is Seth Parrott and the historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum here at Camp Shelby.
0:25.6	And with me as always is my esteemed co-host retired Navy Captain Bill Toaddy, former skipper of the fast attack submarine USS Indianapolis, Commonwealth, Common Core, and Three in Pearl Harbor, and many other postings.
0:35.7	How are you this fine March 12th, Bill?
0:39.5	So, Seth, I'm so looking forward to this episode, not only because it's my anniversary today,
0:44.9	happy 41st anniversary to my wife, but because this is one of the canonical battles of all
0:52.7	the World War II. And we're finally getting to talk about it.
0:56.7	This battle is the movie Tom Hanks should have made when he made Greyhound.
1:02.2	But don't get me started.
1:05.5	Well, happy anniversary, Bill.
1:07.3	Happy anniversary.
1:08.5	Good on you.
1:09.3	I appreciate it.
1:10.2	Indeed.
1:10.7	Indeed. And obviously, we have our
1:12.5	third member of our crew here, John Parshall. How are you this fun? It's not your anniversary,
1:17.2	is it, John? No, it's not. That was back in February. I am, I'm sure, just as thrilled about
1:23.3	daylight savings time as you and a lot of our other viewers are.
1:29.3	You know, so yeah, here we are.
1:30.3	Just getting into a good sleep pattern too and boom,
1:33.3	boom, go on right out to John.
1:36.3	Yeah.
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