INSPIRATIONAL ARTICLES, LIKE SEA VICTORIES, WERE...

     Inspirational articles, like sea victories, were precious few that dismal spring.  The best of them appeared in the Naval Institute Proceedings and was written by an idealistic young lieutenant commander, Ernest M. Eller, who went on to a distinguished war career after service on Admiral Nimitz' staff in early 1942.  A gunnery expert, Eller's primary area of responsibility with CINCPAC was the preparation of fleet was reports and training.  Later, Eller commanded an attack transport and participated in the landings on Makin and Okinawa, for which he received the Legion of Merit with Combat "V,"  He is presently the Director of Naval History.

--S.E. Smith
From: The United States Navy in World War II
Preface to: Part III: Chapter 2: How Shall We Win?