Racing With Halsey Into Battle Admiral William “Bull” Halsey grabbed the reins August 24, 1944, running Third Fleet operations from New Jersey’s bridge. “Before we’re through, Japanese will only be ...

November was the final month of heavy fighting on Guadalcanal. It began with a visit by Admiral William “Bull” Halsey, who came in person to see what General Vandegrift needed.

Those selected would receive up to $200,000 to create one of the 250 sculptures, which will be paid for in part with canceled grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

When “Bull” Halsey, once famed Annapolis fullback (1902-3), took over the South Pacific command in October 1942, the Marines on Guadalcanal were in trouble. Halsey waded right in.

Admiral William “Bull” Halsey once said, “There are no extraordinary men… just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.” ...

A spare, modest, friendly man, blue-eyed, Texas-born Chester Nimitz never won or sought the public renown that came to the aloof MacArthur or his own subordinate, flamboyant William (“Bull ...

An episode of the TJ3 History video history—reshared on MSN in January 2025—titled “ How a WWII Pilot Destroyed TWO Enemy ...

President Donald Trump revived his first-term push to build a memorial sculpture garden with an executive order on Jan. 29. The new action reinstates his orders from July 2020 and January 2021 to ...

For instance, the titular Admiral Halsey was a real person: Admiral William ‘Bull’ Halsey, who served in the US Navy during World War II. “Admiral Halsey was someone I’d read about — he’s a character ...

Army & Navy brass hats have made some extreme and extremely peculiar statements during the merger fight. It remained for Admiral William Halsey to reach the outermost extremities in his Navyman ...

After the game, one of the first men in the dressing room was Fleet Admiral (ret.) William F. ("Bull") Halsey. No naval battle had ever given his salty heart more satisfaction. Bull bounced ...

In St. Paul, Admiral William F. (“Bull”) Halsey, whose flag secretary Stassen had been, described him to a homecoming crowd: “A great naval officer, a great Governor, fit for any job you ...