7 ▁February , ▁and ▁Mac Ar thur ▁nomin ally ▁came ▁under ▁Dutch ▁command , ▁but ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁continue ▁communic ating ▁directly ▁with ▁the ▁War ▁Department . ▁ ▁Mac Ar thur ▁ins pected ▁the ▁P T ▁boat ▁squad ron ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March . ▁With ▁air ▁cover ▁provided ▁by ▁his ▁four ▁remaining ▁Curt iss ▁P - 4 0 ▁War h aw ks , ▁Mac Ar thur ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Jean ▁took ▁a ▁half - hour ▁ride ▁on ▁P T - 4 1 . ▁Although ▁the ▁sea ▁was ▁tran qu il , ▁Jean ▁still ▁felt ▁que asy . ▁Ost ens ibly , ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁Mac Ar thur ' s ▁visit ▁was ▁present ing ▁Bul keley ▁with ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Cross ▁for ▁s inking ▁an ▁" un ident ified ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 - ton ▁enemy ▁ship ▁with ▁tor ped o es ▁without ▁serious ▁damage ▁to ▁his ▁ship ▁or ▁cas ual ty ▁to ▁his ▁crew ", ▁but ▁afterwards ▁Mac Ar thur ▁took ▁Bul keley ▁aside ▁and ▁asked ▁him ▁if ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁possible ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁ ▁journey ▁through ▁un chart ed ▁waters ▁at ▁night ▁in ▁P T ▁boats . ▁Bul keley ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁" a ▁piece ▁of ▁c ake ." ▁ ▁When ▁some ▁days ▁passed ▁without ▁any ▁further ▁word ▁on ▁the ▁matter , ▁follow - up ▁messages ▁were ▁sent ▁on ▁ 6 ▁and ▁ 9 ▁March . ▁By ▁ 1 0 ▁March , ▁Mac Ar thur ▁had ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁B ata an ▁front ▁was