NOT TO LEAVE THE SHIP – THE FALL 2011 EDITION
2012 REUNION = VIVA LAS VEGAS!!
BACK TO THE ORLEANS
BUILDING ON A BIG 2010
The Way We Really Were
Archie & Pat Hold Court
FROM THE PRESIDENT
HULL CO’s MEET – AGAIN
SKIPPERS LUNCHEON IN AUGUST
L to R: CO Bob Weeks, John McKechnie, CO Rex Tallent, George Tomek
WEB/HISTORIAN’S NOTE
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NOTES FROM THE TREASURER
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Forward:
Typhoon Cobra was a deadly storm that claimed nearly 800 lives in the Philippines Sea during World War II – including 62 aboard the USS HULL (DD-350), among three destroyers that sank December 18, 1944. They were sent unwittingly into the teeth of the storm by Admiral “Bull” Halsey. The Fleet Admiral’s decision was based, in part, on inaccurate data. Halsey was so incensed afterward, he demanded a ‘weather station’ or forecast center be created to prevent another disaster like Typhoon Cobra. Shipmate Pat Douhan visited that space-age facility. Here is his poignant account:
On a recent visit to Honolulu and Pearl Harbor, my wife Kay insisted I call the Navy Weather Station. It was a place she knew that I had always wanted to visit. When I called telling them that I was a Typhoon Cobra survivor from the USS HULL and would like to visit, they said "WOW! YOU are the reason we are here. We’d love to have you".
The next day they sent the cutest little ensign (where were they in our day!) to pick up Kay and me. She took us to lunch at the yacht club and then to the weather station - they call it the Joint Typhoon Warning Center or JTWC. We were met by Captain Angove, the JTWC Commander and Mr. Falvey, the Director. As we entered - there it was, spelled out in large letters over the entrance “WELCOME, PAT AND KAY DOUHAN!” It made me feel so honored and humble knowing I represented all of those lost in the typhoon and those of us few survivors. They asked me to talk to three different groups and answer a few, turned out a lot of questions about Typhoon Cobra. We saw a large room filled with computers and monitors covering two walls. We saw the whole Pacific Ocean from the North to the South Pole and ANY weather disturbance that was happening. Admiral Halsey would have been very proud of this wonderful facility. Captain Angove escorted us during the entire visit and, as we were leaving, thanked us so much for the visit. He then presented me with a beautiful medallion marking the Center’s 50th anniversary. They only had one hundred of them made and he wanted me to have one.
It was a day I will always remember – and DD 350 is not forgotten.
Pat Douhan
Kay and Pat shown at the Oahu JTEC