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Why Did Nimitz Choose Spruance Over His Best Friend for Midway

It was six days before the most critical naval battle in American history — and Admiral Nimitz's best commander was in a hospital bed, too sick to fight. Vice Admiral "Bull" Halsey had lost 20 pounds. Shingles had spread across his body. The doctors gave their verdict in under an hour: immediate hospitalization. No exceptions. Nimitz needed a replacement for Task Force 16 — USS Enterprise and USS Hornet — fast. But the man Halsey recommended had never commanded a carrier. Not once. Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance was a cruiser officer. Calm, methodical, unproven in carrier warfare. So why did Nimitz say yes? And how did that single decision — made in a hospital room five days before battle — lead to the sinking of all four Japanese fleet carriers at Midway and turn the entire tide of the Pacific War? That's the story we're telling today on WW2 Footsteps. 🔔 Subscribe for deep-dive WW2 history every week → WW2 Footsteps 👍 If this story deserves to be remembered, hit Like 💬 Drop a comment: Do you think Halsey would have won Midway? TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – The Moment Everything Changed 00:30 – Yamamoto's Kill Shot 03:30 – The Man Nobody Expected 08:00 – June 4th: Five Minutes That Changed the War 13:00 – What Spruance's Victory Really Meant 16:30 – The Lesson Nimitz Never Forgot Sources: USNI Proceedings | Samuel Eliot Morison, History of United States Naval Operations in WWII | Naval History & Heritage Command