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Posted by tomcervo on May 6, 2026, 21:05:22, in reply to "Fletcher was as good an admiral as Halsey...maybe better as his judgement..."
Article in the most recent USNI Naval History.
https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history/2026/june/mitscher-midway
If anybody should have lost their job . . .
But properly managed, he was a useful talent. The next time he went to sea in command, he had Arleigh Burke as chief of staff to keep him on the reservation.
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