The 80th Anniversary of one of the historic battles in Naval annals is almost on us. For those in the National Capital region with an interest, a ceremony will be held at the World War Two Memorial on Friday, 03 June:

Our intelligence community mentor RADM Mac Showers was an Ensign in The Dungeon at Station HYPO during the penetration of Japanese naval codes and the revelation of the intended target. ADM Chester Nimitz believed their analysis and made his decision to engage the invading Imperial Japanese Navy force in the first carrier-to-carrier naval battle and one of history’s most famous naval battles.

A personal account of Admiral Shower’s time in HYPO, WW II, Cold War, Vietnam and Watergate is in the new book: “Cocktails With the Admiral” by Vic Socotra (aka J.R. Reddig). It is available at the Politics & Prose store or on their website at: https://www.politics-prose.com/search/site/vic%20socotra

– Vic