▁on ▁Mind ana o ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May . ▁ ▁Mac Ar thur ▁subsequently ▁nominated ▁Bul keley ▁for ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor . ▁The ▁Commander ▁in ▁Chief , ▁U . S . ▁Fle et , ▁Admir al ▁Ernest ▁King ▁was ▁not ▁going ▁to ▁let ▁Mac Ar thur ▁award ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁to ▁a ▁naval ▁officer , ▁so ▁he ▁wrote ▁a ▁c itation ▁for ▁Bul keley ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Navy . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁presented ▁it ▁to ▁Bul keley ▁in ▁a ▁ceremony ▁in ▁the ▁O val ▁Office ▁on ▁ 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Bul keley ▁contributed ▁to ▁a ▁book ▁about ▁his ▁P T ▁squad ron ' s ▁explo its , ▁entitled ▁They ▁W ere ▁Exp end able . ▁Part s ▁were ▁serial ized ▁in ▁Re ader ' s ▁Dig est ▁and ▁Life ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁best s eller ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁adapted ▁as ▁a ▁movie ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁with ▁Robert ▁Mont gom ery ▁playing ▁a ▁character ▁based ▁on ▁Bul keley , ▁John ▁Wayne ▁one ▁based ▁on ▁Kelly , ▁and ▁Don na ▁Re ed ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁an ▁Army ▁nur se ▁with ▁whom ▁Kelly ▁had ▁a ▁brief ▁l ia ison . ▁Post war ▁analysis ▁found ▁that ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁book ' s ▁claims ▁were ▁ex agger ated . ▁ ▁The ▁staff ▁that ▁Mac Ar thur ▁brought ▁with ▁him ▁from ▁Cor reg idor ▁formed ▁the ▁nucle us