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William F. 'Bull' Halsey

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Military Personnel

The Resume

    (October 30, 1882-August 16, 1959)
    1942 to 1944, he Commanded US naval forces in the South Pacific (1942-1944)
    Commander of the 'Third Fleet' (1944-1945)
    Promoted to Fleet Admiral (1945)

Why he might be annoying:

    He smoked.
    He twice drove his fleet into typhoons, first in December 1944 and again in June 1945. Several ships capsized and hundreds of servicemen died.
    He was investigated after the second typhoon incident and it was determined he took 'inappropriate actions' in both cases.
    He often made racial slurs about the Japanese.
    He had an intense hatred of the Japanese, clearly from a racial point of view and not a military one.
    He told the troops 'Kill Japs, Kill Japs, Kill more Japs! You will help to kill the yellow bastards, if you do your job well.'
    One of his hats was up for auction on eBay for $500.
    His face looks weird.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He graduated from the United States Naval Academy (1904).
    Halsey and Douglas MacArthur developed what is known as 'the island hopping campaign,' in which US forces invaded islands one by one in the Pacific, occupied by Japan.
    Under his command, US Naval forces practically destroyed the Japanese Navy at the Battle of Leyte Gulf. It remains the largest Naval battle in history (1944).
    He was involved with some of the most successful amphibious landings of WW II.
    A skin disease caused him to miss the battle of Midway.
    The Japanese used his flagship, the USS Missouri, to sign their official surrender from WW II on (September 2, 1945).

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 19 Votes: 5.26% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 121 Votes: 65.29% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 51 Votes: 45.10% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 40 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 73 Votes: 50.68% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 153 Votes: 49.02% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 208 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 282 Votes: 43.97% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 399 Votes: 50.38% Annoying