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...nominate Admiral William F. Halsey Jr., U.S. Navy...
...been told and there was no doubt about its result: in three days of swirling attack and blasting defense the U.S. Navy had won a great victory. But among pundits in & outside the Navy, there was nevertheless a question still to argue. Its nub: had Admiral William F. Halsey Jr., commander of the mighty Third U.S. Fleet, taken a long chance and endangered the safety of the Leyte beachhead...
...summary of the three-part battle, and the pundits had their answer. Conclusions which even the most conservative could not escape: 1) the battle had indeed struck Japan's Navy a blow from which it would never recover (TIME, Nov. 6); 2) U.S. losses were relatively light;* 3) Halsey had taken a chance; 4) it had worked...
...Main Chance. As it must to all admirals in battle, the chance came to "Bull" Halsey at a moment when the big decision had to be made quickly and followed fearlessly. At that point the southernmost of the Jap's three prongs was thrusting east through Philippine waters toward Surigao Strait, south of the Leyte beachhead, while another was in a position to attack the beachhead from the north...
...then that Bull Halsey got news that a fast Jap carrier task force was steaming down along the eastern coast of Luzon, and that was Halsey's meat...