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Fleet Adm. Wiliam F. Halsey Jr.
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The Gallant Hours. Rear Admirals Scott and Callaghan were both killed in action in the naval battle of Guadalcanal. Admiral Halsey, who received a promotion, asked that his stars be given to the widows of the two men because, he said, their actions earned him that promotion.
Trivia. The Gallant Hours. Shared with you. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's plane, one of a pair of Mitsubishi G4M bombers in the flight, accompanied by a group of zeros, was intercepted by a squadron of P-38s. Yamamoto's plane was strafe, its port engine was hit, and it crashed into the jungle below.
The Gallant Hours is a 1960 American docudrama about William F. Halsey, Jr. and his efforts in fighting against Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto and the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Guadalcanal campaign of World War II.
Halsey is reluctant but delivers a stirring speech, reminding the boys how vital their sacrifice is, then nails Yamamoto's intercepted terms for the Allied surrender to a tree to inspire them. The admiral's visit inspires the troops, and soon Yamamoto learns that resistance has increased.
Overview. A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.
The Gallant Hours is a 1960 American docudrama about William F. Halsey, Jr. and his efforts in fighting against Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto and the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Guadalcanal campaign of World War II.
A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.
