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To: mainepatsfan
The damaged carrier Yorktown had to be repaired in a mere three days, to be used along with the Enterprise and Hornet, all that was left in the way of aircraft carriers after the bombing at Pearl Harbor.

The previous sentence would lead one to conclude that one or more crriers were lost during the Pearl Harbor attack. No carriers were lost in the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The USS Lexington was lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea. The USS Saratoga was in drydock in San Diego.

5 posted on 06/04/2006 6:32:14 AM PDT by FDNYRHEROES (Always bring a liberal to a gunfight)
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To: FDNYRHEROES
The USS Lexington was lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea. The USS Saratoga was in drydock in San Diego.

And a whole lot more were abuildin' in yards all over the US. The Japs were going to be ground into dust, they just didn't know it yet.

23 posted on 06/04/2006 8:31:01 AM PDT by glorgau
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