My Dad sailed on USS Yorktown CV-5 from June of 1940 to till her sinking at Midway.
I presume he survived the sinking??
I have toured the replacement Yorktown at Charleston Harbor, SC. It was under construction when the original was sunk at Midway. They commissioned it in the Yorktown name of the original because of its distinguished service. The replacement was, I think, the first long-hull Essex class carrier. The Ticonderoga was a long-hull Essex. To me, it was well worth the time. My two grown sons went with me.
Dad had already passed when I toured it. Wish I had gone sooner so I could have talked with him about it.