Feb 08 , 2026
Ernest E. Evans stood alone between annihilation and survival—a destroyer captain staring down the barrels of a fleet twice his size. His ship, the USS Johnston, bleeding and battered, fired its la...
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Feb 05 , 2026
Ernest E. Evans stared death in the face at dawn on October 25, 1944. His ship, USS Johnston (DD-557), shattered and bleeding, was outgunned, outmanned, and outmatched. Japanese battleships and cru...
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Feb 04 , 2026
Flames tore through the morning mist. The USS Samuel B. Roberts had just been struck, but Commander Ernest E. Evans was not about to let his ship or men die quietly. Surrounded by battleships and c...
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Feb 03 , 2026
Ernest E. Evans stood on the bridge of USS Johnston, eyes fixed on a nightmare made real—dozens of Japanese battleships, cruisers, and destroyers steaming into killing range. His crew could see the...
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Jan 28 , 2026
Smoke choked the horizon. The deafening whine of shells filled the air. Amid a savage storm of steel and fire, a lone destroyer steamed headlong into a sea of death. Captain Ernest E. Evans didn’t ...
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Jan 27 , 2026
Ernest E. Evans stood alone amid the storm of warships and fire. His ship, the USS Johnston, battered and bleeding, was the thin line between chaos and salvation off the Philippine coast. Enemy car...
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