War News Updates: Remembering “The Battle Of Midway”

Yuki Gain   06.56.00   Comment  

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Remembering "The Battle Of Midway" Jun 5th 2016, 06:00, by War News Updates Editor USS Yorktown (CV-5) is hit on the port side, amidships, by a Japanese Type 91 aerial torpedo during the mid-afternoon attack by planes from the carrier Hiryu, in the Battle of Midway, on 4 June, 1942. Yorktown is heeling to port and is seen at a different aspect than in other views taken by USS Pensacola (CA-24), indicating that this is the second of the two torpedo hits she received. Note very heavy anti-aircraft fire. The Sextant: A Cruise through "The Battle Of Midway" The Battle of Midway, one of the most important battles of the Pacific campaign in World War II, occurred between June 4 and 7, 1942. The battle took place only six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea. The U.S. Navy defeated an attacking fleet of the Japanese navy near Midway Atoll, inflicting devastating damage on the Japanese fleet. The following lays out the battle in the Pacific which military historians have called "the most stunning and decisive blow in the history of naval warfare." Read more .... WNU Editor: Wikipedia has a good description and summary on the battle of Midway. The link is here.

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