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Jesse Barrett " Oley " Oldendorf (16 February 1887 – 27 April 1974) was an admiral in the United States Navy, famous for defeating a Japanese force in the Battle of Leyte Gulf during World War II. He also served as commander of the American naval forces during the early phase of the Battle of the Caribbean.
Jul 3, 2019 · Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf was an American commander in the Pacific during World War II who led Allied forces at the Battle of Surigao Strait.
Jesse Barrett Oldendorf was born in Riverside, California 16 February 1887, attended public schools there, and was appointed to the US Naval Academy from the Eighth District of...
At the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Admiral Jesse Oldendorf used a classic Naval tactic—Crossing the T—to great effect against the Japanese Navy.
Jesse Bartlett "Oley" Oldendorf (16 February 1887 - 27 April 1974) was an Admiral famous for defeating the Japanese southern force by crossing the "T" in the Battle of Surigao Strait. The Battle for Surigao Strait was one of a number of battles fought for control of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines.
At 2:43 pm on October 24, 1944, one day before the Battle of Surigao Strait, Rear Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf received a dispatch from Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid, commander of the Central Philippines Attack Force.
"My surprise and chagrin when concealed batteries opened up on the [assault craft] can be imagined," admitted Rear Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf, commanding the fire-support group at Peleliu, on discovering his three-day preliminary bombardment had failed to protect the D-Day landing. 1
