A BARROOM BRAWL AFTER THE LIGHTS WERE SHOT OUT The night of November 12-13 was the dark of the moon. Across Ironbottom Sound there were rain squalls and thunderstorms in all quadrants. It was perfect weather for the Imperial Navy’s night fighters. Ironbottom Sound
I read Hornfischer's account and he went into more detail about the decision Capt. Hoover had to make after the Juneau went down. He had only one undamaged destroyer and a lightly damaged one to screen his surviving cruisers, so he made the hard decision to go on. He did blinker the ship's last known position to a B-17 that was overhead, requesting rescue for the ship's survivors, and the transmission was acknowledged by the bomber, but word was not passed in time.
Both Admirals Nimitz and King did not concur with Halsey's report criticizing Hoover's actions, with Nimitz actually recommending Hoover for another major command after a period of rest. But in the end, Hoover never got another sea command. He retired as a Rear Admiral in 1947.
Wow.
Ditto Alec.
“...it resembled a door to hell opening and closing, over and over.” Palpitations...
I read Hornfischer's account and he went into more detail about the decision Capt. Hoover had to make after the Juneau went down. He had only one undamaged destroyer and a lightly damaged one to screen his surviving cruisers, so he made the hard decision to go on. He did blinker the ship's last known position to a B-17 that was overhead, requesting rescue for the ship's survivors, and the transmission was acknowledged by the bomber, but word was not passed in time.
Both Admirals Nimitz and King did not concur with Halsey's report criticizing Hoover's actions, with Nimitz actually recommending Hoover for another major command after a period of rest. But in the end, Hoover never got another sea command. He retired as a Rear Admiral in 1947.