PT-347 | The World War Two Disaster You’ve Never Heard Of

[@Spektator]

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[@YouHaveReachedBob]

"What did you do in the war, grandpa Dill?" "Well..."

[@vitamaltz]

He was given a Distinguished Flying Cross.

[@G-Money62]

@@vitamaltz Unbelievable. Probably told people he sank enemy ships. I wonder if he ever shot down an enemy aircraft? Should been at least given remedial course of friendly ships and national Flag!!!

[@mystorymenzi7726]

Imagine how many friendly fire incidents took place that were successfully covered up?

[@zorakj]

Exercise Tiger was covered up for a long time, but it finally came out. Another clusterfuck.

[@submarineautist]

Lots in the Pacific. Another likely case was the famous French submarine Surcouf. I respect the US Air Force, but they blundered quite a lot in WW2.

[@stuglife5514]

@@submarineautist To be fair, back then that was the army air corps, the airforce didn’t exist yet

[@submarineautist]

@@stuglife5514 Correct, but if we want to be even more pedantic: the US Army Air Corps was actually reformed and renamed to US Army Air Forces shortly before WW2.

[@luddite4change449]

@@zorakj Many. I remember reading a report on fratricide in the early 90s after a high percentage of US troops killed in the Gulf War were a result of frat. It was pretty shocking (in shear numberers) how many friendly fire deaths there were in WWII. There were hundreds in a single incident after Normandy when a squadron of B-17s dropped their bombs on US forces by mistake.

[@rherydrevins]

I was surprised that the planes made an effort to kill all survivors even after the ship sank, so I did a bit more digging and found that the Second Geneva Convention made shooting any shipwrecked sailors a war crime...in 1949, after WWII, whereas the same tactic was used to great effect during the Pacific campaign.

[@mysteriousjungalist]

Research the USS Liberty, prepare to be shocked.

[@PongoXBongo]

You know what they say, "it's not a war crime the first time."

[@michaelhead7483]

I'm almost certain that during sails and cannon days you were supposed to rescue survivors. I do know that British ships rescued German U-boat survivors and they HATED each other.

[@EneTheGene]

@@michaelhead7483 It all depended on the commander of the vessel. More merciful people are more inclined to help even the enemy who's in need of assistance.

[@michaelhead7483]

@@EneTheGene look I know the Japanese were straight up EVIL during the war. We didn't even get close to their level of criminality and I'm glad our guys wanted to fight em but this story just doesn't sit right with me.

[@janemiettinen5176]

Fog of war and confirmation bias had likely a lot to do with this friendly fire-incident. How horrible it mustve been to realize your fellow soldiers are shooting at you, while you are forced to return it.. and the guilt, anger and frustration afterwards, unimaginable. Very interesting, not well known case. Earned a sub, stellar quality!

[@janemiettinen5176]

@@flatlandtigress8685 Good point, I missed that.

[@chaseschneier1076]

Apparently Dill overcame his guilt long enough to accept the promotion later. Nimitz's reputation has also tanked for many of us watching this tragedy.

[@ColonelSandersLite]

@@flatlandtigress8685 While I'm sure there's some of that - A Catalina has more dedicated observers and tools to help them in that role, such as optics. Something like a corsair only has a pilot. At best, he *MAYBE* has a pair of binoculars. Additionally, trying to use binoculars one handed while flying the plane is a real problem. Something like the A-10 still has this problem today. That's why their track record of friendly fire incidents is so much worse than aircraft like the f-111.

[@G-Money62]

@@chaseschneier1076 I wonder how dill led the rest of his life after a failed military career? His kids and family couldn't have had any respect for him.

[@G-Money62]

@@ColonelSandersLite 8 foot US flags as well as PT boats are pretty simple to ID. Also, why gun survivors in water? It's possible that dill wanted no witnesses after he knew what he caused.

[@L33TZER]

i clicked on this story thinking nothing of it...this had me at the edge of my desk like "nooooo what're you doing??!!"

[@buckstarchaser2376]

Nothing is worse than serving your reputation by cowardly protecting gross negligence when it reflects how negligent your leading is.

[@scottmaclaren4695]

Joe Biden

[@buckstarchaser2376]

@@scottmaclaren4695 Your comment shows "Translate to English" at the bottom. Who would have thought The Matrix would have a sense of ai-rony.

[@internetrules8522]

“ cowardly protecting gross negligence when it reflects how negligent your leading is.” isn’t protecting someone else when they made mistakes due to your leadership, sort of exactly what you’re supposed to do? Also, it’s war. You don’t get the same experience from training as you do an actual: “I need to shoot live bullets at these people, or they might kill my friends” scenario. If we could have fixed every mistake and taught everyone the best course of action before a war started, that would be great. But that’s not really how war has worked out for us. You kinda need to get slapped in the face by fratricide, a failed offensive, or faulty equipment failing mid combat, to be able to get major change going.

[@buckstarchaser2376]

@@internetrules8522 I see you are rather worked up.

[@internetrules8522]

​@@buckstarchaser2376 Yes I am rather worked up and am hoping for you to engage with some counterpoints. The whole idea of: Who's responsible for a certain failure? Is it a systemic issue, more specifically leadership, or the individual soldier/workers fault, is one of my favorite topics. Like, if a plane crashes because the pilots didn't know what they were doing, who's fault was it? The default answer I think most people would give would be: The pilots of course! But I'd disagree with that answer. I think it's a more systemic issue of: 1. If they weren't good enough, why were they allowed to fly the plane? 2. Why did the training fail them, could it have been made better so they would have known what to do in this situation? 3. Why didn't anyone else notice they were bad pilots before they crashed, or did they notice but it wasn't taken seriously? Like, if you let a 10 year old fly a plane and it crashed, would you blame the 10 year old? No. So there is like a systemic issue of: Who let the 10 year old fly the plane? Or in the case of a plane crash with pilot error: Why wasn't it realized that the pilot wasn't good enough, or that his training wasn't good enough? And this is a much more systemic issue that can't just be solved by asking the pilot "Are you good enough to fly?" And him 100% honestly answering "Yes", because he could be mistaken. Like even if you don't respond to me, I do appreciate getting the chance to write down my thoughts on this topic. But if you do respond to me, that would be pretty cool and maybe we could challenge each others beliefs.

[@_Frostline_]

One of the best, if not the best, video you've made. Great suspense all the way through. The music was fitting and not too loud. I also appreciate the "old effect" you put on the diary quote close to the end, making it sound like a recording from back then. Adding to the immersion. Great job! 👏🫡

[@Spektator]

Thank you so much!

[@sa_exploder]

Lemmino and Historia Civilis are two of my favorite creators ever, and this video especially reminds me of them. The effort you put into research, production, and design really shows.

[@zorakj]

@@SpektatorExcellent music selection.

[@legitbeans9078]

The music is WAY too loud

[@anthonylowder6687]

I can’t believe that the pilot who initiated the attack got off scott free and retired a full Col. The SOB should have been court martial and spend the rest of his life in prison. If not that he should have been made to pay reparations to the families of the dead crewmen of the PT boats and lost pilots while never allowed to advance in rank.

[@laxingpiper23]

Are we going to talk about the part where they strafed survivors in the water for two hours? Their ship was sunk and they had no way to fight back, just bobbing in the water with life jackets and life boats. Sounds like a war crime.

[@General_Cheese6]

It was made a war crime by the second Geneva Convention of 1949, so back then it wasn’t but now it is.

[@laxingpiper23]

@@General_Cheese6 thank you for expanding my knowledge on the topic. Cheers 🥂

[@enrico_magnani]

@@General_Cheese6 actually the 1907 Hague Convention banned the killing of shipwrecks survivors

[@Slay1337pl]

it's not a warcrime if USA does it.

[@gar6446]

A U-Boat Commander was executed for exactly that crime.

[@chaise4O4]

Unreal video you've put together! Thanks for letting me work on it

[@Spektator]

Thanks for the amazing soundtrack!

[@chorzolam]

What a tragic story told in a very impactful manner. The visuals were incredible; the dedication put into this video is very apparent. Definitely a video that I will be watching several times over, good job! It was well worth the wait.

[@williamhollis6578]

A small technical correction if I may; the Japanese sobriquet for the Corsair was “Whistling Death” because of the sound made by air passing through the wing root coolers, “Whispering Death” denoted the Bristol Beaufighter, which for several technical reasons was very hard to hear approaching their positions.

[@CharlesStearman]

Many sources state that this alleged Japanese nickname for the Beaufighter was actually invented by the Allies, and was never used by the Japanese themselves.

[@williamhollis6578]

@@CharlesStearman Probably very true; I have to admit it’s always had the smack of something invented by some newsie type to me as well. But, it’s the tradition we get to live with I suppose.👍

[@keithad6485]

I have come across that same mistake in other vids

[@davidponseigo8811]

When I was a kid I always thought being on a PT Boat would be cool until I mentioned that to my great uncle who fought with the Marines in the Pacific ( he was US Army commanding a flame thrower Sherman Tank ) but was serving with Marines and my other great uncle was Admiral George McFadden O'Rear and commanded the USS Arkansas battleship at the battle of Iwo Jima and the stories they told set me straight. It was not cool but brutal.

[@aceofhearts4048]

I’m absolutely livid that this incident ever occurred. Who knows how many other friendly fire tragedies happened with no one but the survivors and perpetrators knowing? My blood boils at the thought of those men trying desperately to identify themselves, and their own friends thinking they were being tricked. God this was so unfair.

[@aaron11675]

My grandfather was a radio operator on one of these ships. He told my dad about being on the islands meeting the indigenous people. Said they had their teeth filed into points. I guess they scared the sailors at first but everyone was cool. He was at peleliu, said the sky was black with everything going on. Bill Collins rip.

[@PatrickBaptist]

If he wasn't born again in Jesus Christ then like my grandfather, your grandfather isn't resting, no rest for the wicked, just the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ.

[@armybirds]

@@PatrickBaptistwhat is wrong with you bro

[@ColKorn1965]

Salute

[@Aqueox]

@@armybirds Nothing. He is a good and devout Christian man, and you will show proper respect.

[@GOBBLESSCORBETTE]

​@Aqueox aggressive over the top Christians are such a joke now a days. They might as well be screaming alah akbar lmao

[@jaybuffie9624]

Wow. Speechless. That was an incredibly good video about an incredibly horrifying event. Im so saddened and maddened by this event, being prior service, myself. Just like the govt to want to cover this up, while not penalizing the attackers. Not all, but at very least the one blood thirsty bastard. I have my own issues from war, but thankfully, it doesnt include issues from fratricide, on either side of it. How deeply depressing a day that was. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video, and story known. Please continue doing so.

[@Spektator]

Thank you for the kind words and sorry to hear of your experience.

[@jaybuffie9624]

@@Spektator Mine is survivors guilt, so not totally disconnected from feeling pain of causing the loss of a brother. I gave him my ticket home when they started an R&R program back in 2003 to send soldiers back stateside for morale purposes. He had a newborn daughter born after we left, and i gave him my ticket to go meet her. His Chinook helicopter was shot down over Fallujah on 11/2/03. He didn't survive. I didn't kill him, but he died in my place.

[@jamiestewart48]

@@jaybuffie9624 I remember that, and I remember that prick Rumsfeld's comments along the lines of that it was inevitable and there would be more days like this to come.

[@jaybuffie9624]

@@jamiestewart48 That was the year that I really started paying attention to politics.

[@ZombieSazza]

@@jaybuffie9624hey I hope you’re coping okay, I’ve PTSD myself and know it can get rough at times, a constant battle with your own brain and no remedy, so I just wanted to send love and hugs over the web and hope you’re doing as well as you can. Much love from Scotland ❤

[@RachelleBeyer]

I am not even kidding you this has me crying at 12:00 in. I can’t watch this. How absolutely horrific. I’m so, so sorry this happened. But I can’t watch the rest of this. REST IN PEACE young men. Rest in Peace.

[@SgtMars]

You’re pathetic. 😂. You’re crying over something that happened 80 years ago? Grow up. 😂😂😂

[@PatrickBaptist]

No rest for the wicked that die without Jesus Christ and unrepentant military mafia means they are weeping and gnashing their teeth in hell. There is forgiveness but they would have to throw their pride in the latrine to be humble as Christ commands us to be and love their enemy, sadly the statism military drones are force fed only teaches them to loath and hate, that's why when they try to live a normal life they can't because they have be programmed to be unnatural, sad, I've got alot of kin in hell and on their way proudly, alot of people goto hell over worshiping false gods like a cloth called "old glory" (the us flag), then there is a statue called liberty that people worship, it's real name libertos or ishtar, just one of many babylonain idols murika is cursed with because people prefer to love lies and hate God than to love the truth and their neighbor.

[@ogbt]

This is a great video, displaying the timeline on the map, while naming the sailors and marines, portrays the unnecessarily tragic events in a perfect way.

[@markpaul-ym5wg]

Thank you for this story.I had never heard of it before.Trigger happy pilots.

[@flyboy126]

This video was very well done and was an incident I wasn't familiar with. One correction to consider, the Corsair was called "whistling death" not whispering death. The reason for this was the oil coolers in the wing root on each side, If the aircraft was coming right at you at high speed it made a weird whistling noise.

[@taproom113]

Correct.

[@tobiasfreitag2182]

Whispering death was the Australian beaufighter mk.XXIs nickname by the Japanese as they were very quiet when coming in low and fast....

[@CharlesStearman]

@@tobiasfreitag2182 Many sources state that this alleged Japanese nickname for the Beaufighter was actually invented by the Allies, and was never used by the Japanese themselves. (The Beaufighter was a British-built aircraft, though it was flown by the Australians as well.)

[@AndrewGivens]

@@CharlesStearman I know that the DAP built a lot Beauforts under licence; I believe that 'DAP Beaufighters' were also a thing, so yes a British-built aircraft but also an Australian-built one in RAAF service.

[@willo7734]

This one was brilliant. All of your videos are great but this one is special.

[@kspen6110]

Incredible sad story I have never heard before. The whole production made me feel what those on the ships felt. Thank you for your hard work on this video.

[@geordiedog1749]

“When the British bombed the Germans took cover. When the Germans bombed the allies took cover. And when the Americans bombed everyone took cover”. Poor men. Tully might have prayed that God would stop the attack before it happened being omniscient and all. Sending a little rain seemed the very least he could do.

[@randywise5241]

There were many friendly fire incidences in the pacific war. Sad fact of the brutality of that war. This one was probably one of the worse recorded. This video gave a good tribute to the courage of the PT boat crews that faced tremendously difficult tasks with honor. Thank you.

[@EricBrown-sf3vz]

"Sad fact" is the equivalent of "meh....shit happens." Sad fact, "meh" is no excuse. No reason that any of this should happened.

[@cassinipanini]

such a tragic situation. thank you for spreading awareness of the event and treating the victims with respect

[@homie8437]

Great video! All the effort shows through. And a very sad story. Would turn your music down like 30% though, it does sometimes undermine the seriousness of the situation.

[@SnackCakes]

Wild story and professionally created documentary. So awesome to see you post, it's always 10/10

[@masterofbass1351]

Damn man, great job with the animation! This a sad story but unfortunately this led to a lot of changes in the military. Again, great job

[@jeddkeech259]

That was one of the saddest things I’ve ever watched

[@The_Slayer666]

How does this not have more views? This video’s Amazing, cheer’s!

[@brotherofthesouth]

Man, you really deserve more recognition for these beautiful documentaries! I only wish I could give more than the one like! Thank you

[@rolandtowen2595]

Great work as always!

[@Shannon-f8w]

Amazing video, other comments have said it better about how easy it is to follow the story, and the atmosphere you have created. Thank you for airing this story to a fresh audience, what an absolute nightmare it must have been. Must say i'm glad the poor dog survived.

[@kristinetaulbut4975]

I never heard of this before, thank you for bringing it to light

[@jerryhouck2708]

My father was on PT 147 in the South Pacific. He was my hero. This story is so tragic. Iron men on plywood boats. RIP 😢

[@seagrave7336]

Excellent video. I had not heard of this tragic incident and your well researched video had me hanging on every word. The recollection of the burial of the dead by USS Hilo cook Dusty Rhodes was emotional and poignant. There were many friendly fire incidents documented in World War II. Two of the most infamous was Operation Cobra where heavy bombers dropped bombs on US troops in France killing 150 including Lieutenant General Lesley McNair, and when 23 C-47 Skytrain aircraft were shot down by US Navy ships during the invasion of Sicily killing 83 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division.

[@stevecastro1325]

Horrific, but so important to remember to honor the deceased. Multiple layers of confirmation were ignored.

[@danmcdonald9117]

What an excellent video ( topic excluded)! Great production, especially the foreboding music. Subscription added!

[@kerry9576]

Awesome video, the time you took working on it showed and it paid off.

[@Mike-fd6np]

yo this channel is so underrated, the amount of work put in every video is immense! You deserve so much more recognition...

[@genghis_connie]

This is just so well done. The narration, editing and overall impact. Thanks for sharing the story of these brave men. It’s just so awful. Such brave boys and men.

[@jancelabobo8238]

This is an amazing video. Starting to binge your others as well. I do pray for your success

[@blumoontoons2313]

This was a very tragic and, for lack of a better word, foolish misunderstanding by the pilots. It's a shame that other unfortunate events in the US military occurred due to them not being able to identify who they were attacking. You definitely shared this more obscure tale in a very compelling manner that really highlighted what hell it must have been for them men aboard the boats. My only complaint is that sometimes the music could be a little loud, so you could level out the audio of your voice to make it more prominent than the background music, but other than that you did a great job on this documentary!

[@elit2175]

We never heard of it because it’s an incredibly embarrassing example of horrible incompetence at the hands of our military ending numerous lives for no reason

[@daleslover2771]

"I shall return." Dive into that, came across some highly sensitive information on that Fiasco, dam near had a heart attack when I heard back in 1978 in a bar in Key West FL. Never stopped shaking my head since...

[@annettaharris9269]

@@daleslover2771 Wtf are you talking about? A few details/facts please.

[@evanhodgson3104]

The Japanese might have been sitting on the beach ⛱️ eating cheese and crackers watching the entertainment.

[@annettaharris9269]

@@evanhodgson3104 sushi?

[@originalkitten]

Well I pressed with the research, and so how far you’ve come in animating. Water is one of the hardest things to do. And fire and that’s why most vfx artists will just buy video of fire and key it in. I digress. You re definitely one of my fave youtubers

[@kevinh.6587]

Love this little known war event stories, Thank u!

[@smgri]

You did a great job on this …thanks great story !

[@james2849_]

How do you not have more followers?!?!? This is amazing. Keep it up. You’re doing great!!

[@logic.and.reasoning]

War is no place for ego. It is a place for self reflection.

[@donkiesel5435]

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[@logic.and.reasoning]

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[@shakybill3]

This video is amazing, you did both sides good

[@keithkrueger1609]

Wow you did a great job describing the event with the graphics

[@obfuscatethecode5696]

That was depressing- I was not expecting that.

[@marcoosvald8429]

What is equally horrible is they let the Marines off the hook for their gross incompetence. I hope they were tormented the rest of their lives by this and tried to do good. It would be interesting to know if any of them reached out to those whose lives they messed up. I was personally involved in a friendly fire "incident" in Central America during the war there. Big, Blue, and Marble were the shift commands. A 4.2 " mortar crew never shifted their Willy Pete fire during an assault on the 3 hilltops resulting in many devastating injuries, but no casualties. The LT. (Woods), in charge of the battery got relieved of command. I was on an 81mm crew firing on the same hill. We shifted and were cleared. Noone more dangerous than a Second Lewy straight out of OCS with a Ranger Tab.

[@TheBritColl]

Another great video man please keep making these documentaries!

[@PixelSheep]

"unharmed" would be quite a drastic understatement

[@tomodonnell9882]

Sad story about a horrible tradgedy - I heard one second hand story about sailors and marines on one side of an island doing celebratory shooting into the air after Victory in the Pacific and the rounds landing on a base and ships on the other side of the islands on friendlies killing some of them. Sucks to hear these stories.

[@couchfighter]

benn begging for this story for years!!! well done!

[@kelzstackz4503]

Hoping the algorithm does its thing with your videos, they are amazing

[@HistaMeero]

Insane work, awesome job as always

[@garywheeler7039]

I am no fan of dougout doug mcarthur, but I admire his tenacity in reporting this to the US press corps.

[@giotatti1564]

Would have had less to do with his concern for his men, and more to do with shivving Nimitz.

[@ULTRA1BOB]

The narration said that, earlier, the PT boats asked for air cover while they dealt with the damaged PT boat. It looks like those planes never showed up.

[@trope882]

Bro the music is absolutely insanely good

[@kravin74]

I wish someone would do a story about Convoy PQ17. Churchill called it the worst convoy disaster of the war. Don't ever see anything about it

[@EneTheGene]

Neat video! I love hearing WW2 stories.

[@DepartmentOfResults]

Very good presentation. I subscribed about a minute in.

[@boydovens4180]

Has to be totally heart breaking knowing your being fired on by friendly forces .

[@frynotfray]

Thanks Spek

[@jdlambo6926]

Man thank you! I had never heard of this.

[@cryptic7756]

Insane to think Dill didn’t get an ounce of a punishment. What a disgrace to this world. Beyond pathetic

[@ZombieSazza]

Amazing research, beautifully told, heartbreaking and rage inducing all around. Gotta admire McArthur for leaking it to the press, he couldn’t get justice but he could force his country to be honest about what happened. Doesn’t bring them back, doesn’t get any justice, but at least they couldn’t hide what truly happened and that has to mean something. This appeared on my recommendations, immediately subbed and recommending your channel to my history friends, so you’ll have some random Scottish nerds following you now!

[@irafair3015]

What breaks my heart the most about this is how they kept shooting and bombing the crews while they were in the water. That's straddling the line of being a war crime. That is akin to shooting pilots while dropping in their parachutes.

[@tomr1630]

Thank you for telling this story.

[@storytime7225]

Honestly didn’t expect to ball my eyes out to this but I did

[@MrMrsedz]

Would be interesting to hear of how many of those surviving Navy rates tracked down the Fly boys and Educated them ...

[@StuartWhelan-up8vs]

My god what a fucking disaster all killed for lack of communication even strafing the survivors for two bloody hours wtf exactly the same happened in the gulf war. Rest in peace to them poor men thank you for sharing this story 🙏 goog to send you a super thanks

[@JCVC1986454]

Thank you for telling us about this tragic event. I love history and learning about the individual units and stories of their tours. Just knowing about these men I hope can help those who perished soundly rest in peace. I hope that somewhere, wherever they are now, they know they are not forgotten.

[@jcarlin596]

I've never heard this story before. It would make an amazing movie

[@gazzabethyname]

What an epic disaster. That Nimitz guy got an Aircraft Carrier named after him?

[@ropeburnsrussell]

What a tragic story, all too common in wartime.

[@crazeelazee7524]

Thankfully the US military learned its lessons, made sure not to put trigger happy boneheads behind the controls of an airplane and no friendly fire incident has happened ever since....

[@FreeFinca]

You've got a PHD in sarcasm, nice work 👏🏻

[@gazzabethyname]

A nice video to go with my coffee. Cheers

[@Skylased]

Great job on this video !

[@CARLPHILLY]

Even the captain of one of the boats was waving a big American flag, and the planes saw it! Somebody should’ve been punished for that that’s inexcusable.

[@thomasharrison6018]

make more videos about friendly fire incidents, we never hear about these

[@chrismeeks7707]

Just stumbled upon your channel a few days ago and I’ve really enjoyed every video I’ve watched!! I really like the animations used in stories like YOG-TZE and others. I’m not sure if you’re still making videos consistently, but I hope so because all the topics have been extremely interesting with great overall production value! Just wanted to give you some praise because I feel like the KZbin algorithm suggestions can be repetitive… I was pleasantly surprised when I first watched one of your videos. It’s not filled with terrible AI narration that is pumped with a bunch of words yet barely says anything at all. The storytelling is fantastic. The topics are unique and extremely interesting. It was refreshing to say the least!! So hopefully you’re still at it because you have a great channel!!

[@gregmaggielipscomb9246]

NO EXCUSE FOR THIS. PERIOD!!!

[@julzyboy8960]

So dramatic and sad but increadible work you put into this, it reminded me why I liked your channel, and the music was so amazing, do you know where I can find or listen to it by itself?

[@scottsevers6194]

Thank you for the video

[@saharafox8209]

As a marine this breaks my heart

[@richardbradfield7437]

Sad event. You did an excellent job telling about it!

[@jeremymb10]

Thanks! This was a great video. Fascinating and horrible.

[@Spektator]

Thanks so much for the Super Thanks! 🙏

[@jamessigler6911]

This made me tear up

[@raifmcdude3573]

An excellent and well written presentation of a tragic event. Too bad the awful, annoying, and needless soundtrack distracted from it.

[@LeveretteJamesClifford1955]

I assume those were Elco boats, not Higgins. My grandfather and grandmother worked at Higgins during the last half of the war. About 20 years after the war my uncle gave my grandfather an official naval history of the PT boats in both the Pacific and European theater (where most of the Higgins boats were sent) so I will have to look this up.

[@cr0sad3r70]

This was heartbreaking to watch bruh

[@hazzardgaming405]

Love the content, shit made me cry. James R Burk. Your courage and selflessness. What a fucking man.

[@Spektator]

Thank you so much for the Super Thanks! I agree, he's an absolute hero.

[@richardkeilig4062]

I never heard of this horrible event. Friendly fire has occurred, too. RIP sailors

[@vaakdemandante8772]

Only a "true patriotic American fighter" could be so viscous and blind as to not get a visual confirmation of the target before engaging in lethal combat when in superior position and numerical advantage. If memory serves me well, the American forces had the highest numbers of friendly fire casualties in recent conflicts. There has to be some kind of systemic bias / error in training / psyche of the American "warriors" that lead to such disastrous outcomes as the one depicted in this video.

[@cassinipanini]

the complete lack of consequences probably doesnt help

[@ronalddesiderio7625]

Sick to my stomach watching this. RIP 🙏🏼🇺🇸