My old man was on Yorktown during Midway. He was overjoyed when the NatGeo issue showed photos of the Yorktown on the bottom.
Was he on Yorktown at the Coral Sea battle? We turned the Japanese back but they lost a light carrier. We lost the Lexington and Yorktown was badly damaged. The fact that Yorktown was at Midway is a tribute to the sailors and yardbirds at Pearl Harbor. The loss’s the US took in torpedo planes at Midway is a heartbreaker. The fact that your dad survived is a great achievement. A good man in harms way.