The Destroyer That Took On the Impossible, USS Johnston At Leyte Gulf, USS Johnston charged a fleet it had no hope of defeating. Outgunned by battleships and cruisers, Commander Ernest E. Evans led his crew straight into the fight, crippling enemy ships and shielding the carriers of Taffy 3. Struck again and again, Johnston fought until she broke apart and slipped beneath the waves. Evans went down with her—a warrior who met the impossible head-on. #USSJohnston #LeyteGulf #WWII #PacificWar #Erne

The Destroyer That Took On the Impossible, USS Johnston — Part 1 At Leyte Gulf, USS Johnston charged headlong into a fleet of Japanese battleships and cruisers. Commander Ernest Evans led the attack through smoke and shellfire, striking the cruiser Kumano and crippling her with torpedoes before Yamato’s massive guns found their range. Wounded but unbroken, Evans kept fighting—his destroyer trading blows with giants. #WWII #USSJohnston #ErnestEvans #Taffy3 #LeyteGulf #BattleOffSamar | The Reliabl