Ministers who wish to visit Normandy for any purpose should inform me of what they propose. I will then consult General Eisenhower’s wishes. No other visitors should be permitted to go, except with General Eisenhower’s concurrence.
2. This should be brought to the notice of all concerned.
Winston S. Churchill, Triumph and Tragedy
Hard to wrap my mind around the activities in the Marianas of June 19 being posted on June 18 due to the International Date Line.
Anyway, today the Nimitz Diary has the report of Cavalla sinking a Shokaku Class carrier. It was in fact Shokaku that was attacked and sunk. There is a detailed analysis of the attack on Shokaku, as well as her damage and sinking found at:
http://www.combinedfleet.com/shoksink.htm
For anyone who wishes to see a detailed historical reconstruction, I highly recommend you take the time to read this analysis. Also, the account of damage, and sinking, is very well written.
This information comes from the “Combined Fleet” website, which is one of the finest online resources of the Pacific War out there. The level of detail and analysis done for this article was also done by the hosts of the Combined Fleet site in their book “Shattered Sword, the Untold Story of the Battle of Midway.” It’s probably the best work done on that battle.