Halsey was judged negligent for not allowing his task force to flee oncoming Cyclones; twice! Dozen of ships sank and hundreds of sailors drown. The entire story was hushed up because of his ‘hero’ status. Between two cyclones and Leyte Gulf, Halsey should have been drummed out of the US Navy. My Dad was at Iwo Jima and got hit by the first cyclone, which almost sunk his DE. To this day he wouldn’t get in a row boat.
One of my clients, now deceased, was on a destroyer in Halsey’s task force during the typhoons. He gave me his copy of the Book, “Halsey’s Typhoon”. He said that he thought he was going to die each time. Unfortunately, some of his friends did.