Rear Admiral Richard L. Conolly commanded amphibious attack forces in the Mediterranean and the P... more Rear Admiral Richard L. Conolly commanded amphibious attack forces in the Mediterranean and the Pacific during World War II. His experiences in the Mediterranean, under the tutelage of Vice Admiral H. Kent Hewitt, provided him with a different perspective on amphibious planning and execution than was common amongst those flag officers in the Pacific who had developed their amphibious warfare command skills under the rigorously watchful eye of Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner. This article will examine Conolly's naval gunfire support plan for the assault of Guam and will compare it to Turner's naval gunfire support plan for the assault of Saipan. This comparison will show that Conolly had absorbed the naval gunfire "lessons of Tarawa" more effectively than had Turner by July of 1944 and that his better understanding of them led him to apply those "lessons" more consistently.
Rear Admiral Richard L. Conolly commanded amphibious attack forces in the Mediterranean and the P... more Rear Admiral Richard L. Conolly commanded amphibious attack forces in the Mediterranean and the Pacific during World War II. His experiences in the Mediterranean, under the tutelage of Vice Admiral H. Kent Hewitt, provided him with a different perspective on amphibious planning and execution than was common amongst those flag officers in the Pacific who had developed their amphibious warfare command skills under the rigorously watchful eye of Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner. This article will examine Conolly's naval gunfire support plan for the assault of Guam and will compare it to Turner's naval gunfire support plan for the assault of Saipan. This comparison will show that Conolly had absorbed the naval gunfire "lessons of Tarawa" more effectively than had Turner by July of 1944 and that his better understanding of them led him to apply those "lessons" more consistently.
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