[yarddog]

I think the Battle of the Coral Sea was also very important.

Although we lost, it showed the American Navy could go head to head with the Japanese. This was the first time any allied forces fought them effectively.

[Jacquerie]

An old shipmate of mine flew A-6s aboard the USS Midway in the early 1980s. They pulled an inport visit to Australia.

He said he lost track of the number of times the Aussies thanked him for the Battle of the Coral Sea.

[fortheDeclaration]

I wouldn't say we lost it, we did turn back the Japanese invasion fleet, so it was a strategic victory, even though we did suffer greater losses.