His ‘defense’ was that he was NOT allowed into certain spaces and there was no way he could be ‘responsible’ if he wasn’t allowed free movement aboard his ship.
He was correct. He could have had a TS and still not allowed in the SecGrp’s op areas.
He was correct. He could have had a TS and still not allowed in the SecGrp’s op areas.
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Correct.
But under the ‘rules of the day’ he was responsible for the destruction/maintenance of the space etc.
Remember the WWII COs courts-martialed for losing ships etc. The Co of the Indianapolis (Capt McVay) was charged with dereliction etc and the US Government even brought the CO of the Japanese Submarine to testify against him.
The Japanese CO couldn’t believe it and thought they were just ‘bluffing’.
Despite the fact that the Indianapolis had requested an escort and was told nothing was happening in that area, just proceed.
Great book “All the Drowned Sailors” by Raymond B. Lech is very informative and acclaimed.
The list of personnel cleared to know details of Overlord was known as the BIGOT list, and the people on it were known as "Bigots". The details of the invasion plan were so secret, adherence to the list was rigidly enforced. U.S. military advisor George Elsey tells a story in his memoirs about how a junior officer turned away King George VI from the intelligence centre on the USS Ancon, because, as he explained to a superior officer "...nobody told me he was a Bigot."