The Big E-Battle History of USS Enterprise Part 2

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

This week Seth and Bill dig into the battle history of The Big E, USS Enterprise (CV-6) starting in 1943 until the end of the war. Tune in and see what the team has to say about the second half of the Galloping Ghost of the Oahu Coast's war record.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to episode 308 of the unauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast.
0:19.0	My name is Seth Perriden, historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum here at Camp Shelby.
0:24.1	And with me, as always, is my esteemed co-host, retired Navy captain Bill Toaddy,
0:28.3	former skipper of the Fast Tech submarine USS Indianapolis, Commodore, Submarine Squadron 3 in Pearl Harbor,
0:32.9	and many other postings. How are you on this absolutely beautiful October Day bill?
0:39.5	Yeah, here in Florida,
0:47.1	it's actually in the low 70s. It's incredible. Just about three weeks out from my shoulder,
0:53.6	you know, rotator cuffery attachment. I'm still having to keep the right arm, which my dominant hand, immobilized for another three weeks.
0:57.4	So it's weird, Seth, because I can get away with shaving with my left hand, but eating with my left hand is still a struggle.
1:08.9	You're just sticking it in your ear at some point.
1:11.6	Yeah, yeah.
1:12.8	Hey, before we jump into today's episode, Seth, I wanted to comment on the feedback we're
1:18.9	getting on the podcast because, you know, as I said before, 98% of our feedback is very
1:25.6	complimentary, which we very much appreciate. Of the 2% that's not
1:30.7	complimentary, you've got 1% of dudes who specialized in bilge pumps on, on Belayo-class submarines,
1:40.8	and want to prove that they're smarter than we are about bilge pumps on
1:45.0	Baleo class submarines or some minutia thing like that, which is kind of silly.
1:51.0	Generally, we laugh those off and if somebody wants to be dolphin-dulgent like that, we let them
1:59.0	and just kind of continue on to the next comment.
2:02.1	Another percent is just plain nasty kind of comments.
2:06.4	And I think I'm not above deleting those nasty comments when they fall outside our rules,
2:13.2	Seth.
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