▁and ▁sp or adic ▁squ alls . ▁Kelly ▁later ▁re called : ▁ ▁By ▁dawn , ▁the ▁wind s ▁and ▁sw ells ▁had ▁subs ided , ▁but ▁the ▁delay ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁bad ▁weather ▁had ▁slow ed ▁the ▁two ▁boats , ▁and ▁they ▁now ▁had ▁to ▁travel ▁across ▁the ▁Mind ana o ▁Sea ▁in ▁day light . ▁C ag ay an ▁was ▁sight ed ▁shortly ▁after ▁ 0 6 : 3 0 ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁March . ▁Although ▁P T - 3 4 ▁had ▁led ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁from ▁Tag au ay an , ▁Kelly ▁now ▁let ▁Bul keley ▁take ▁the ▁lead , ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁channel ▁charts . ▁P T - 4 1 ▁therefore ▁pulled ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁wh arf ▁first , ▁with ▁Mac Ar thur ▁on ▁the ▁bow . ▁They ▁were ▁met ▁by ▁Colonel ▁William ▁Mor se , ▁an ▁officer ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁William ▁F . ▁Sh arp , ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁U . S . ▁forces ▁on ▁Mind ana o . ▁Mac Ar thur ▁told ▁Bul keley ▁" I ' m ▁giving ▁every ▁officer ▁and ▁man ▁here ▁the ▁Silver ▁Star ▁for ▁gall antry . ▁You ' ve ▁taken ▁me ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁j aws ▁of ▁death , ▁and ▁I ▁won ' t ▁forget ▁it ." ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁hours ▁later , ▁P T - 3 5 ▁reached ▁C ag ay an . ▁Will ough by ▁later ▁re called : ▁ ▁USS ▁Perm it , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Lieutenant ▁W ref ord