USS New Jersey (BB 62) Crew List The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS New Jersey (BB 62). USS New Jersey, World War II to the Persian Gulf, by Robert F. Dorr and Neil Leifer, @ 1988 Neil Leifer (under the title USS New Jersey the Navys Big Guns, From Mothballs to Vietnam), @ 2002 Neil Leifler, Published by MBI Publishing Company, St. Paul, MN. Another source of information on locating ex-service members is the following publication: I consider this the gravest error I committed during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.. At Pearl Harbor, she was visited by the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral John S. McCain Jr., whose father, fast carrier commander Admiral John S. McCain Sr., had come aboard to confer with Admiral Halsey in December 1944, and whose son, Navy Captain and future Senator John S. McCain III, had been shot down and was imprisoned in the Hanoi Hilton. Crossing the Pacific, the New Jersey was buzzed by Soviet Bear reconnaissance planes, a reminder of the Cold War that had recently heated up with the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. Her armored deck below that is 5 inches armor on 1.25 inches STS. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. It combined for the first time all the aspects of modern naval warfare air, surface, subsurface, and amphibious warfare. From August 1944, she was flagship of Admiral William F. Halsey's Third Fleet. As a new and powerful battleship, USS New Jersey was placed in reserve. However, they still had limited speed (21 knots) and displacement (32,600 tons), and in World War II were used primarily for shore bombardment. Judging Heading their way were Admiral Kuritas four battleships, six heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, and eleven destroyers. Ship images have been indexed, but the shore images have not been indexed. At Pearl Harbor, the New Jerseys flag quarters were enlarged and updated to be the best in the fleet.. The Navy carrier planes sank another carrier and two oilers, and damaged three carriers and a battleship. 35,169 views Premiered Apr 19, 2022 1.9K Dislike Share Save Battleship New Jersey 115K subscribers In this episode we're looking at some research done by one of our volunteers. Information contained in this database includes: name, rank, enlistment date, muster date, and station. On January 7, they squeezed through the Panama Canal, with less than a foot to spare on each side. However, the Missouri, named after President Trumans home state and christened by his daughter, was chosen instead. Retired in 2001. Fear of another expensive naval arms race led to the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty. As Admiral Halseys flagship, she led the Third Fleet as it supported General MacArthurs difficult, two-month struggle to take Leyte from the reinforced Japanese Army. Despite massive air and naval support, Iwo Jima became the most savage and the most costly battle in the history of the Marine Corps. As Admiral Nimitz stated, uncommon valor was a common virtue, illustrated by the raising of the flag on Mount Suribachi. The New Jersey screened the fleet carriers which again struck Tokyo on February 25, and then reconnoitered and bombed the next invasion target, Okinawa. They captured its capital Seoul and drove the beleaguered South Korean units and reinforcing U.S. forces into the Pusan Perimeter. Nishimura encountered torpedo-firing PT boats, and then faced massed torpedo attacks by destroyers. Admiral Nimitz said the typhoons damage represented a more crippling blow to the Third Fleet than it might be expected to suffer in anything less than a major action. The New Jersey lost its float planes but escaped serious damage. The cause has never been fully explained but the incident called attention to the age of the ships and their guns. On February 4, 1944, at the newly seized base on Majuro, USS New Jersey became the flagship of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance. On March 5, 1953, the New Jersey left Norfolk for her second tour off Korea. Also, in 1982, the New Jerseys interior spaces were reconfigured for greater crew comfort, including new bunks and lockers, air conditioning systems, and other amenities such as a chapel and a TV studio. their website at: USS The generated steam supplied four sets of Westinghouse geared, double reduction turbines to provide an output shaft horsepower to the four propeller shafts totaling 212,000 horsepower, with the shafts turning up to 202 RPM. The nuclear-powered Kirov was the largest surface combatant in service, the biggest built since World War II, and heavily armed with missiles as well as guns and helicopters. During this tour, the New Jersey was repeatedly visited by the President of South Korea, Syngman Rhee, and his wife. Off the Southern California coast on May 10, she became the first surface warship to conduct a successful firing of the Tomahawk Cruise Missile, landing a direct hit on a target over 500 miles away in central Nevada. At 0100 on October 26, Nowaki was exploded by Task Force 34.5s cruisers and destroyers. Her bulkheads are 11.2 inches thick and form the forward and aft ends of the citadel. 06/20/2012 michael.missel@us.army.mil Michael Missel M Div./#2 Engine Room - 1988-1991 16234 Placid Dr. Whittier, CA 90604 USS South Dakota was built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at the Camden, NJ dock works and launched on June 7, 1941 - the very site of the modern day museum dock for the battleship USS New Jersey. After Britain finished a battleship under construction in 1946, no more battleships were built. She made port calls in Italy and France, crossed the Panama Canal, and arrived at Long Beach on May 5. Once launched, USS New Jersey was towed to drydock so her four propellers and two rudders could be fitted. Decom sucked, we should have drove her right into Iraq. 1957 1968 | On May 16, 1968, USS New Jersey, the worlds only active battleship, left Philadelphia and the mothballed Iowa and Wisconsin. The catapults that had launched her Seahawk floatplanes were removed to make room for landings on the fantail by a new Sikorsky HO3S-1 helicopter. Best time of my life, we did a west-pac and it was great!!! Nimitzs orders to Halsey required the New Jersey and the Third Fleet to cover and support MacArthurs invasion of Leyte and to destroy enemy naval and air forces in or threatening the Philippines area. But Halsey got the orders amended to add: In case opportunity for destruction of major portions of the enemy fleet is offered or can be created, such destruction becomes the primary task. Halsey invoked that loophole at the Battle for Leyte Gulf. The New Jersey charged forward at over 30 knots and fired her 16-inch guns straight ahead, the speeding ship recoiling with each blast. Most of them were scrapped or expended as targets in atom bomb tests. Superlatively well done.. From USS New Jersey, Halsey led the Third Fleets fast carriers, fast battleships, and other frontline combatant ships. Those barrels were used to replace the ones on the New Jersey. This database contains U.S. Navy muster rolls and associated reports of changes for U.S. Navy enlisted personnel who served on U.S. Navy ships or in other naval activities between 31 January 1938 and 31 December 1949. After sea trials off California and drills off Pearl Harbor, she headed back to the war on August 2. After conferring on USS New Jersey with carrier commander Admiral Marc Pete Mitscher, Pacific battleship commander Admiral Willis Ching Lee, and amphibious commander Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner on February 11, 1944, Spruance in the New Jersey directed five fleet carriers and four light carriers the largest carrier concentration of the war so far 1,000 miles west to attack Truk on February 17 and 18. The next day, the New Jersey headed for Ulithi, Pearl Harbor, and Seattle. Four quadruple Mark 141 Launchers were mounted on the superstructure to fire sixteen RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles, each with a warhead of almost 500 pounds. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958, Provided in association with National Archives and Records Administration. For the same reasons, the 19 slower battleships that fought in World War II were decommissioned by 1947. 1,200 entries in it, many are from former crew members looking for their old buddies. Reagan opened by saying: I find myself developing a great respect for the leading lady in these ceremonies. Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS New Jersey (BB 62). USS Refuge (AH-11) - Wikipedia high-explosive round, to a maximum range of 41,622 yards (23.6 miles). There he and Carney remained for an hour of undisclosed drama, while the New Jersey and the rest of Halseys force continued to speed north toward Admiral Ozawa, and away from Taffy 3. New Jersey went to the Pacific in early 1944 and conducted her first combat operations in support of the Marshalls invasion. 8th ed., Spartanburg SC: MIE Publishing, 1999. Records of Naval Operating Forces: Logbook of the USS Missouri (Record For her two tours between May 17, 1951, and July 27, 1953, USS New Jersey was awarded the Korean Service Medal with four battle stars 1. The New Jersey returned to Ulithi on March 5, but even that remote atoll was the target of a night kamikaze attack on March 12. Starting around 1890, the United States built its own battleships (designated BB). Her 16- and 5-inch guns destroyed enemy bridges, tunnels, road and rail junctions, railroad yards, trains, bunkers, trenches, troops, mortar pits, artillery positions, shore batteries, supply dumps, ammo dumps, a dam, and an oil refinery. Had a lot of good times and met a lot of great people. Shame my time on her was so short. In reality, USS New Jersey became the leader of the first battleship battle group in January 1986. They were the culmination of a three-century naval tradition of cannon-armed ships of the line, the ultimate development of the armored turreted warships such as the Monitor and Dreadnought, and the last ships designed to fight in the line of battle. However, some criticized Admiral Spruance for guarding the landing force rather than charging after the Japanese carriers a criticism which played a role in the New Jerseys next big battle. The New Jersey displays a Kaman SH-2 Seasprite helicopter, the type assigned to the ship in the 1980s for target-spotting. Meanwhile, ex-Governor and future Presidential candidate Harold Stassen surveyed USS New Jersey as a potential flagship for Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Admiral Spruance had felt the New Jerseys flag quarters were spacious, but they were not large enough for Admiral Halseys enormous staff. Charles Edison, now the former Secretary of the Navy, welded the first two keel plates together. On November 27, 1944, USS New Jersey finally returned to Ulithi. According to another Commandant, she had a tremendous psychological effect on enemy troops: nobody ever stood up to the New Jersey. For six months, the New Jersey supported the beleaguered Marines in Lebanon with the unrivaled visible symbol of enormous power represented by the battleship, and with the shells of her powerful 16-inch and rapid-fire 5-inch guns. The gunnery department also prepared to receive W-23 nuclear 16-inch shells. Nowaki escaped, but it would not escape its next encounter with USS New Jersey and her consorts. She was visited by more than 21,000 people. Victory at Sea, World War II in the Pacific, by James F. Dunnigan & Albert A. Nofi, @ 1995 James F. Dunnigan & Albert A. Nofi, Published by William Morrow & Co., Inc., New York, NY. Only USS New Jersey served in the Vietnam War and the conflict in Lebanon, and she served in the Persian Gulf. As Admiral Kuritas chief of staff admitted, the battle spelled the collapse of our Navy as an effective fighting force. Japans ships never again tried to challenge the United States Navy in battle. To supplement her strong armor and the anti-air protection provided by her twelve remaining 5-inch guns, the New Jersey was equipped with a final level of defense against anti-ship missiles four Phalanx Close-In Weapons Systems. The battleline and carriers pursued the fleeing Japanese fleet, but it escaped. In May 1986, USS New Jerseys battle group was deployed to the Western Pacific, freeing up aircraft carriers for other assignments. On March 19, the New Jersey shot down about a half dozen aircraft attacking the carriers, damaged others, and used her floatplane to rescue a downed carrier pilot. Marianas Operations, 4. As a result, the United States scrapped, or converted to other uses, all battleships commissioned before 1911 (BB-1 through BB-30), scrapped the battleships under construction (BB-47, BB-49 through BB-54), and launched no battleships for almost twenty years. Fire! Battleship USS New Jersey Fired 5,866 16-inch - 19FortyFive Thus, ended Halseys run to the south, which pundits dubbed Bulls Run. As author Ian Toll stated, The mighty New Jersey had chased 300 miles north, turned around, and chased 300 miles south. In that final total, from 2 September 1945, 93,064 were women. USS Nevada BB36 Cruise Book 1916-1946 WW2 Navy Unidentified Crew Photos Military Condition: Used "It is in very good used collectible condition for its age. The design was recommended by the Battleship Design Advisory Board, which included Americas premier naval architect William Francis Gibbs, who designed ocean liners such as SS United States, and William Hovgaard, MITs professor of naval design, who investigated the sinkings of Titanic and Lusitania. Descend to Broadway and walk inside fire and boiler rooms of our nation's largest battleship. From August 1944 through January 1945, the New Jersey was Admiral Halsey's first fleet flagship, leading the Navy's main fleet during the Battle of Formosa, the invasions of Peleliu, Leyte, Mindoro, and Luzon, and its sweep through the South China Sea. On USS New Jersey, Admiral Halsey credited his pilots post-strike reports and concluded Admiral Kuritas force had suffered so much topside damagethat it could not win a decision and could be left to Kinkaid. Halsey later stated that it seemed childish to me to guard statically San Bernardino Strait. He believed Kuritas fleet had been so heavily damaged in the Sibuyan Sea that it could no longer be considered a serious menace to the Seventh Fleet. Moreover, Halsey was determined not to allow any ships in the Japanese carrier force to escape so he would not be accused of being super-cautious like Admiral Spruance in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. By 1950 these had been replaced by helicopters, for which the New Jersey has a landing pad and flight control tower. Meanwhile, at 1600 in the Sibuyan Sea, Admiral Kurita had turned away from San Bernardino Strait to retire temporarily from the zone of enemy air attacks. However, at 1714 Kurita resumed his course towards the strait. Note: Distribution of this information by the Department of the Navy does not constitute endorsement by the Department of the Navy of the information or services from the firms, organizations, and websites listed hereafter. As stated by the New Jerseys captain in 1969, she provided firepower for freedom.. The Marianas were part of Japans defensive cordon, and Tokyo was only 1,200 miles away within bombing range if the Americans could capture Saipan and base the new B-29 Superfortress there. By September 1950, when the Missouri finally reached Korea and General Ned Almonds X Corps landed at Incheon, the Navy began to reactivate the New Jersey. It was a serious blow to Japanese morale, and a boost to American spirits approaching that of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. Last updated on April 03, 2012. This limited the United States Navy to 18 battleships totaling 525,000 tons displacement. The New Jersey passed through the Panama Canal into the Pacific for the first time in 15 years. She was reactivated to fight in the Korean War, and again to fight in the Vietnam War, when she was the worlds only operating battleship. These were the first shells fired by the New Jersey in the Vietnamese war. The main change was to remove four twin 5-inch/38-caliber gun turrets and replace them with launchers for the Navys new, powerful anti-ship and anti-surface missiles. She fired the last salvo of the war at Wonson when the armistice was signed on July 27, with a New Jersey delegation present. The Modern Military Branch, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001, has custody of deck logs from 1941 to 1983, as well as muster rolls created. The turret crews moved out of the loading compartments and held their hands over muff-style ear protectors. Studies began in early 1938 to design faster battleships which could keep up with Americas fast carriers, outclass the Japanese fast battleships, and handle the big battleships which intelligence believed were being built in Japan. In her 1967 refit, the New Jersey received SPS-53 surface radar, on-line automatic encryption and decryption gear, and receivers and transmitters for infrared, HF, VHF, and UHF bands. was the best year of my life. As the Fifth Fleets fast carrier task force had seven fleet carriers, eight light carriers, and 956 carrier aircraft, the resulting Battle of the Philippine Sea was the largest carrier battle in history. As a result, the two Iowa-class battleships under construction (Illinois (BB-65) and Kentucky (BB-66)) were scrapped, and the more powerful but slower Montana-class battleships (BB-67 through BB-71) were never started. Navy cruise books are yearbook-style books assembled by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. However, Tirpitz sustained enough damage from British midget submarines that she required months of repairs. However, kamikazes hit several carriers, including Franklin, the most heavily damaged carrier to be saved in the war. On October 20, 1944, over 160,000 Army troops landed on Leyte, a large island in the center of the Philippines. American cruisers sank the crippled light carrier and another destroyer, and a submarine sank the crippled light cruiser. Spruance was an admirals admiral, Halsey a sailors admiral. Just as the majestic power of the New Jersey inspired Spruance to take the risk of personally commanding a surface action, Halseys desire to lead the speedy and powerful New Jersey into battle led him to his most controversial decisions. Your ORIGINAL HOMETOWN and State are asked for because that confirms who you are in your shipmate's memories. As the Navys historian Morison stated, What a brawl that would have been ! If Bulls Run had resulted in only the New Jersey and Iowa dueling the four Japanese battleships, it might have been a close call. New President Richard Nixon declined to retaliate, and four days later, the New Jersey was ordered home, arriving at Long Beach on May 5, after an eight-month cruise. She also got two Mark 48 shore bombardment computers and a target-designation system. This database contains U.S. Navy muster rolls and associated reports of changes for U.S. Navy enlisted personnel who served on U.S. Navy ships or in other naval activities between 31 January 1938 and 31 December 1949. The Japanese returned fire but missed. And with a speed of 35 knots, the New Jersey will be among the fastest ships afloat.. She also conducted fleet exercises with the Seventh Fleet. USS New Jersey (BB-62) - Wikipedia In 1934, Imperial Japan indicated its intent to terminate the treaty. Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C. From January 10 to 20, 1945, Admiral Halsey in USS New Jersey took the Third Fleet into the South China Sea, a Japanese bastion. President Bill Clinton had all the battleships struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1995, but Congress in 1996 required that two battleships be reinstated to the reserve fleet so they could be reactivated if needed for amphibious operations. That night and the next day, the New Jersey, the battleline, and the rest of the Fifth Fleet sailed toward the Japanese fleet. Moreover, it gave the Navy the battleships unparalleled ability to visibly project power. He described her as still in the prime of life, a Gallant Lady, the New Jersey. Recommissioning the New Jersey was the centerpiece of his 600-ship Navy program that helped convince the Soviet Union to end the Cold War. The Joint Chiefs of Staff took the unusual step of rotating almost half of the New Jerseys crew while she remained on station off Lebanon, using helicopters and landing craft. After fighting enemy ships and planes, escorting carriers, and bombarding hostile islands across the Pacific, they carried home thousands of American troops. Putting this great ship back to work protecting our country represents a major step toward fulfilling our pledge to rebuild Americas military capabilities. Reagan explained the importance of this magnificent ship. At broad noon I couldnt see the bow of my ship, 350 feet from the bridge. What it was like on a destroyer one-twentieth the New Jerseys size, I can only imagine.. On January 2, 1944, the New Jersey and the Iowa set sail for the Pacific. The refit equipped USS New Jersey to fire thirty-two Tomahawk cruise missiles. USS New Jersey (BB-62) was initially painted in dark single-color Camouflage Measure 21 and remained in this scheme for about two years. USS New (DD-818) sent whaleboat ashore from Da Nang Harbor . USS New Jersey fired three times more 16-inch ammunition in her first tour in Korea than she had in World War II. The New Jersey was the only Iowa-class battleship to support every Marine amphibious invasion in the Pacific in 1944-45, as well as General MacArthurs amphibious operations in New Guinea and the Philippines. Over the next two months, she launched some of her heaviest and most accurate bombardments, again hitting Wonson, Hungnam, and Tanchon and directly supporting U.N. troops near Kansong. The New Jerseys history spanned over half the 20th century, from her design in 1938 until 1991. These records are not available online. She was then floated pier side where a huge crane could aid in the final stages of construction, including the installation of the three massive, armored gun turrets and much of the topside equipment. The New Jersey was the only American warship to fire in anger in four wars. During sea trials in Fall 1982, with Secretary Lehman proclaiming, The Battleship Is Back, USS New Jersey fired her Phalanx guns for the first time, as well as her 5-inch guns and 16-inch guns. https://newtube.app/Gauche357 On March 23, 1944, she led the fleet 2,000 miles west, deep in Japanese waters. Microsoft USS New Jersey was commissioned for the second time on November 21, with Admiral Halsey speaking and breaking out his five-star flag. Many former crew members belong to the USS New Jersey Historical Museum Society. Admiral Halsey eats Thanksgiving dinner with the crew of the USS New Jersey (BB-62) 30 November 1944. The seizure of Kwajalein, the worlds largest coral atoll and the heart of Japans bases in the Marshalls, was the beginning of the successful island-hopping campaign that seized key island airfields and anchorages while bypassing other Japanese-held islands, leaving them isolated and unsupplied. Years in Service: 1952. They usually include portraits of the sailors, officers, and other personnel aboard, accompanied by the individuals surname and naval rate. For length of service, combat service, shore bombardment, fleet leadership, and decorations, USS New Jersey is second to none. As Admiral Halsey later told Sprague: you wrote the most glorious page in American naval history that day. Sadly, later that day, Japan for the first time launched kamikaze suicide planes. USS Chevalier (DD-451), Fletcher-class destroyer home page In the throes of a brutal civil war after the 1982 Israeli invasion, a multinational peacekeeping force including U.S. Marines had been sent to supervise the evacuation of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Even the stable New Jersey pitched and rolled, hanging near the point of no return. Board of Trustees - Battleship New Jersey It truly was an awsome ship, it was an honor to be a part of the decom crew. In the refit, USS New Jersey received electronic countermeasures and four Zuni rocket launchers modified to shoot shredded aluminum foil chaff to fool the radar of enemy missiles. The refit also equipped USS New Jersey to fire sixteen Harpoon anti-ship missiles, which had a conventional warhead, a range of 60 miles or more, and active-radar homing. Though he never interfered with commanders on the spot, the worried Nimitz eventually told his staff to send a message to Halsey on the New Jersey asking, Where is Task Force Thirty-Four? Hearing Nimitzs emphasis, his staff repeated the Where is. An encoding officer added nonsense phrases and double consonants at either end to confuse any Japanese efforts to decode the message. Trigger Submarine 1941-1945 - Wreck Wrak Epave Wrack Pecio The Official The increased spending and employment to gear up for World War II finally ended the Great Depression. Second, she led the Navys main fleet in the Battle for Leyte Gulf, the largest sea battle of all time, which destroyed the Japanese fleet as a fighting force. The destroyers, cruisers, and battleships obliterated Nishimuras two battleships, his heavy cruiser, and three of his four destroyers. USS New Jersey Aircraft Historical Marker - hmdb.org Commandant Leonard Chapman of the Marine Corps later stated that [t]housands of American lives were saved in Vietnam by the New Jersey; Unlike B-52 bombers, tactical aircraft and Marine artillery, New Jersey was always there, day or night, in good weather or bad, and her guns were always ready for every target. Commandant Robert H. Barrow stressed the battleships tremendous psychological effect: North Vietnamese foot soldiers stood their ground and fired their rifles at supersonic jet airplanes, but nobody ever stood up to the New Jersey.. Muster rolls were quarterly lists of enlisted naval personnel attached to each ship, station or activity. We searched the National Archives Catalog and located the Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941 - 1983 in the Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel (Record Group 24) that include the deck logs of the USS Henrico (AP-45) for 1945. As Admiral Halsey turned my back on the opportunity I had dreamed of since my days as a cadet, taking the New Jersey and Task Force 34 south, smaller Third Fleet ships kept going north to attack Admiral Ozawas battered force. These South Carolina-class dreadnoughts mounted their forward turrets so one could fire over the other, setting the pattern for all future battleships. USS New Jersey was selected as to participate in the Navys first midshipman training to Europe since 1938. affiliations. U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 - Ancestry USS New Jersey tried to refuel the destroyer Spence, but Spence rolled so wildly that the fuel lines parted, and she almost collided with the New Jersey. For the Philadelphia-built ship, he chose the name New Jersey to honor his home state. To avoid the weather, Halsey moved the fueling rendezvous south. That same day, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin died. Supporting X Corps advance, USS New Jersey bombarded the Communist supply line near the Parallel at Yangyang and Kansong, dropping bridge spans, exploding ammunition dumps, and shelling enemy troops. Meanwhile, waves of Admiral Halseys carrier planes were striking Admiral Ozawas carriers. The USS New Jersey Battleship Commission sought to bring the ship to northern New Jersey near New York City. Seeking passenger & crew lists of USS Henri | History Hub The New Jersey relieved Missouri, which had relieved Iowa. The modernization required to bring USS New Jersey in line with the technology of the 1980s was more expensive and extensive than her two prior recommissionings. arrow-left Did Anyone Serve on New Jersey Through Her Entire First Commission CVE-90, USS Thetis Bay - Booklet of General Plans, 1945, Casablanca Class escort carrier, cve90.pdf (10.5 MB PDF) CVL-26 - USS Monterey - Booklet of General Plans, 1950, Plate 16 missing. Admiral Nimitz, General MacArthur, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff accepted his recommendation. The Japanese suffered almost 3,000 killed, the Americans barely 100.
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