The Battle off Samar Part 2 with Jon Parshall-Episode 329

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 99 minutes

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This week Seth, Bill and buddy Jon Parshall wrap up the epic clash off Samar during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The guys get deep into the weeds about the legendary destroyer charge of USS Johnston, USS Samuel B. Roberts, USS Hoel and USS Heerman as well as the other destroyer escorts of Taffy 3. The guys dispel a few of the myths about the battle and dig into the effectiveness of both the American surface counterattacks and the aerial assault by Taffys 2 and 3 on Kurita's Center Force. Tune in and hear what the guys have to say. #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 #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

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to episode 329 of the unauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast.
0:18.9	My name is Seth Pair and the historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum here at Camp Shelby. And with me as always,
0:24.3	is my esteemed co-host, retired Navy Captain Bill Tody, former Skipper of the Fast Tech submarine
0:28.1	USS, Indianapolis, Commodore submarine squadron 3 in Pearl Harbor and many other postings.
0:32.5	How are you this brand new day, Bill? How are you?
0:36.2	It seems like minutes since we last spoke, Seth.
0:40.2	Odd. Very, very odd. And with us again this week, and we're always glad to have him as our good
0:46.9	friend historian John Partial. How are you this brand new day in March? I feel like I've been
0:53.5	involved in some sort of a time warp experiment, but I too am just,
0:57.0	yeah, I'm just peachy and delighted to be back here again this next week.
1:01.9	Yes, indeed.
1:02.9	This happened now four weeks in a row.
1:05.8	It kind of has.
1:08.1	Maybe having somebody on the show means that we all talk too much.
1:12.5	But yeah, here we are.
1:15.0	But if we're going to talk too much about any battle, this is the one to do it about.
1:19.0	There you go.
1:20.0	Indeed, it is.
1:20.8	And as we left you last week, we left you with the ultimate cliffhanger of Ernest Evans getting ready to charge into the teeth of the Japanese fleet right into Kurita's face.
1:34.9	And that is exactly where we're going to pick up again this week.
1:39.4	Bill, as Evans stands on the bridge of Johnston and surveys the scene, what does he see?
1:47.0	What is going on right now?
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