[Zakeet]

Battle of Midway: A handful of U.S. sailors did the impossible and changed the course of a war.

[Perdogg]

ping

[Patton@Bastogne]

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Those immortal words ...

"Strawberry Nine, Strawberry Nine ..."

and

"Scratch One Flat Top" ...



Strength and Honor ... to the Enterprise, Hornet and Yorktown ...



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[oh8eleven]

Pretty good flick too ...

[2001convSVT]

Yes, my hat is off and my hand is over my heart.

“The U.S. was badly outnumbered and its pilots less experienced than Japan's”

Yes while this is true in the theater, at the actually point of attack the US Navy had the advantage, three carriers plus Midway's air field, including B-17 heavy bombers.

[angcat]

Love this thanks for posting.

[no-to-illegals]

God reached down, during that time, and gave America a divine wind and win. Had that battle been lost, the outcome would have hobbled our Nation. The Japanese Navy had not lost a battle until Midway. Midway (though not the midway of the war) and this Nation's Heroes turned the tide to island hopping as Japan was beaten back. Control of the Pacific was relinquished to America during the battle. What was thought to be impossible was done in less than seventy two hours.

[Strategerist]

The U.S. was badly outnumbered and its pilots less experienced than Japan's.

Not really. It wasn't a "miracle" either. People need to read "Shattered Sword."

We won because we were better.

[moonshot925]

The men at Station HYPO under Joseph Rochefort are the ones who deserve the most credit. They broke JN-25. Thanks to them we knew the Japs were going to attack at Midway on 4 June with Kaga, Akagi, Hiryu and Soryu.

[smokingfrog]

Captain Richard Fleming was the only man to win the Congressional Medal of Honor during this crucial battle.

[DUMBGRUNT]

Thank you!
My career Navy father survived the sinking Yorktown.
After almost 92 good years the Navy returned him to the Pacific.

[FreedomPoster]

One of the three main turning points of WWII, all of which occurred (largely) in 1942, the other two being Stalingrad and El Alamein. I say largely because Stalingrad didn’t wrap up until early 1943.