Admiral King encouraged a warrant officer and myself to try to invent a new type of bomb (Note: We weren't successful.)
Nimitz was reprimanded by Admiral King for sending the dispatch to Task Force commanders on a channel available to nearly all ships.
Admiral King entertained members of the respective staffs at a luncheon in his cabin.
That afternoon on board Augusta, Admiral King hosted a farewell luncheon for the President.
Admiral King retained Augusta as his flagship through the autumn, while she operated between Newport and Bermuda.
He was answerable directly to Admiral King.
If a ship has been sunk," Admiral King went on, "I can't bring it up.
Overall responsibility rested with Admiral King, but he was preoccupied with the Japanese onslaught in the Pacific.
Admiral King had succeeded, however, in forcing the Germans to abort this seaborne operation.
Admiral King then found an error in the Navy's position reports, which he later attributed to "clerical error".