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Bookmark or Share- How Codebreakers Helped Secure U.S. Victory in the Battle of MidwayIn practice, however, Rochefort chose to bypass this chain of command and communicate Station Hypo’s findings directly to Nimitz’s intelligence officer, Lieutenant Commander Edwin T. Layton.
- Edwin T. Layton - Warfare History NetworkCommander Edwin Thomas Layton was the Fleet Intelligence Officer. His colleagues had regarded him as alarmist. He had been convinced the Japanese would attack the oil-rich Dutch East Indies and then, to protect the left flank of their sea lanes, would also strike the U.S. forces in the Philippines.
- And I Was There: Pearl Harbor and Midway Breaking the SecretsRear Admiral Edwin T. Layton (USN-R) has written the most authoritative, illuminating, and probative study of the all-important intelligence campaign. This effort allowed the US military forces in the Pacific Theater to operate with an enviable level of situational awareness of enemy preparations, orders of battle, and intentions.
- Edwin T. Layton - WikipediaEdwin Thomas Layton (April 7, 1903 – April 12, 1984) [1] was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. Layton is most noted for his work as an intelligence officer before and during World War II. He was the father of the historian Edwin T. Layton, Jr. [2]
- LCDR Edwin T. Layton of PACFLT N2 - NHHCWhen Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz took command of the Pacific Fleet in December 1941, Layton became Nimitz’s principal intelligence officer, which put Layton in a uniquely important and...
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