Reply #1: Shortly before he died, I found out that one of my mom's brothers

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had been on an LST with the 3rd fleet during the typhoons. Back in 1968 a book came out entitled Halsey's Typhoons by Hans Adamson. It was reviewed in the NY Times Book Review one Sunday close to Christmas and I read the review. I was a freshman in HS at the time and even then a history nut with (for a girl) a really weird interest in WW2. I begged my mom to get me the book and sure enough, it was under the tree that Christmas. I really enjoyed it. Then we went to a family reunion and I got talking to my uncle. I mentioned reading the book and he got this really weird look in his eyes and told me about being below decks on the LST and how terrified he had been. When I saw the new book on the typhoons, I picked it up, but haven't had a chance to read it yet. I'm glad to know that it's a good read. Thanks.