The Big E-Battle History of the USS Enterprise Part 1

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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🗓️ 24 October 2023

⏱️ 122 minutes

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Summary

This week Seth and Bill take a look at the 1941-43 battle history of the Navy's most celebrated ship, the famous USS Enterprise (CV-6). The team breaks down some of The Big E's WWII battle history by diving into her actions from commissioning until 1943. Bill and Seth dive into her actions at Pearl Harbor, Midway, the Canal and others. Tune in and see the first part of a two-part mini-series this season on the most famous ship of WWII.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to episode 305 on the unauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast.
0:17.6	My name is Seth Perriden, historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum here at Camp Shelby. And with me, as always, is my esteemed co-host, retired Navy Captain Bill Toaddy,
0:25.9	former skipper of the Fast Attack Submarine U.S.S. Indianapolis, Commodore of Submarine Squadron 3 in Pearl Harbor,
0:31.0	and many other assignments. How are you this morning, Bill? I'm doing okay Seth tomorrow I'm having surgery on my right shoulders so I'm going to be in a sling for six weeks
0:41.7	you know and we'll see how that goes I'm I hope I'm not going to live to regret this but 10 years ago
0:49.0	I was playing softball in a senior league yeah I was a senior 10 years ago years ago. That's how old I am. And I tore that
0:56.2	rotator cuff and they did a bit of work on it back then and gave me 10 years of pain-free life
1:02.6	and now I think they have to fix it for real. So wish me luck. Well, good luck with that.
1:09.7	And hopefully you turn out as good as others that I know that I've had that surgery and it turned out just fine.
1:16.3	So I'm sure.
1:17.1	But my baseball career is over, right?
1:20.0	Started in high school and ended at the age of 60.
1:26.2	Mine is also long since over as well.
1:28.3	Long sense over.
1:30.3	Yeah.
1:31.3	Well, before we get started, we want to, as we always have here in the last couple,
1:36.3	well, last couple seasons, really ask you to like and subscribe to our channel.
1:39.3	Please like the videos as they come up and subscribe to our channel.
1:42.3	It helps us out, helps get our show out to other people who have not seen what we are producing here.
1:48.8	So with that, the United States Navy of World War II was an ever-evolving beast, a navy that at the start of the war in the Pacific was a shell of what it should have been and nothing like what it would be. The ships that sailed the seas of the war in the Pacific was a shell of what it should have been and nothing like what it would be.
2:02.6	The ships that sailed the seas of the Pacific in 1942, for the most part, would not see the surrender in 1945.
2:09.6	For sure, some would, but many would not. They would fall victim to Japanese bombs, kamikazis, or the dreaded long lance.
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