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Title	Battle of Midway -- 4-6 June 1942
Creator	Coale, Griffith Baily, 1890-
Publisher	[Washington, D.C.? : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1973]
Physical Description	1 print : col. ; 51 x 41 cm.
Summary	Print depicts a Japanese aircraft carrier in flames during the Battle of Midway.
Notes	Title from item.;"Great value to our country will come from the successful conclusion of the operations now commencing." Admiral R.A. Spruance.;"Early on 4 June 1942, a large Japanese attacking force en route to Midway was unsuccessfully attacked by all available aircraft on the island, followed by torpedo planes from USS HORNET, USS ENTERPRISE and USS YORKTOWN. Midway Island seemed doomed. Then the carriers' dive bombers bored in and sank the Japanese carriers AKAGI, KAGA, and SORYU. HIRYU, a fourth carrier badly damaged on that day, sank on 5 June. Next day, the Japanese cruiser MOGAMI was severly damaged; the cruiser MIKUMA, sunk. YORKTOWN, damaged earlier, was victim of a submarine on 7 June. The Battle of Midway, one of the most decisive in naval history, marked the turning point of the War in the Pacific which eventually led to the Japanese surrender on board USS MISSOURI."
LC Subject Headings	Spruance, Raymond Ames, -- 1886-1969. Midway, Battle of, 1942. World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, Japanese. World War, 1939-1945 -- Air operations, American.
Time Period	Late 20th Century (1961-2000) World War II (1939-1945)
Call #	PRINT 00904
Item #	320938
OCLC #	812477263

Battle of Midway -- 4-6 June 1942

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