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I moved it back to the middle initial version, not because I think it's better, but to unbreak all the redirs. Future moves should take care to fix redirs as well. Stan 14:23, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I don't understand: if there are pages that redirect to Raymond A. Spruance, why can't they be edited after a move to point to Raymond Spruance? --Saforrest 00:50, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

    I edited out the reference to Spruance's son being married to Halsey's daughter; this is in Evan Thomas's 2006 book about the Battle for (not "of") Leyte Gulf, but it's not true.  Margaret Halsey was married to a man named Spruance (Preston Lea Spruance), but he was only a distant cousin of the Admiral.
    Spruance's ambassadorial appointment was from Truman (1952), not Eisenhower.

[edit] Reference to the Battle of Leyte Gulf

Raymond Spruance never commanded the Fifth Fleet in the forementioned engagement. The Third Fleet under Admiral Bull Halsey fought and pursued the Japanese decoy force, consisting of their remaining carriers. This needs to be cleared up.

[edit] Halsey's Incapacitation before the Battle of Midway

Halsey's incapacitation was due to shingles, not psoriasis -- but I don't have time to get a good source on this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.54.95.125 (talk) 03:37, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Oh boy

Folks this needs to be cleaned up and the idea that most of this article should be about his decision when to launch is exceedingly strange. Tirronan (talk) 01:38, 21 February 2008 (UTC)