http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2007/05/23/the-unsung-heroes-of-midway-may-1942/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2007/05/23/the-unsung-heroes-of-midway-may-1942/comment-page-1/#comment-3494 Broadside Blog - Military Times – The long journey home – USS YORKTOWN (CV 5) Thu, 12 May 2011 10:02:20 +0000 http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2007/05/23/the-unsung-heroes-of-midway-may-1942/#comment-3494 [...] For a more complete description of the repairs in Pearl Harbor, read, “The unsung heroes of Midway – May 1942.” [...] [...] For a more complete description of the repairs in Pearl Harbor, read, “The unsung heroes of Midway – May 1942.” [...]

]]> http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2007/05/23/the-unsung-heroes-of-midway-may-1942/comment-page-1/#comment-3160 Broadside Blog » Midway and D-Day Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:02:59 +0000 http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2007/05/23/the-unsung-heroes-of-midway-may-1942/#comment-3160 [...] In what would become a pivotal battle in WWII, Admiral Nimitz sent his only three available carriers (SARATOGA was on the west coast and was unavailable) to Midway in order to thwart a planned Japanese invasion. Codebreakers had intercepted Japanese transmissions and knew when and where the Japanese were headed. To beat them to the punch, Nimitz had to send what he had, including YORKTOWN which had been damaged just days before but had undergone a miraculous repair effort in Oahu (see “The Unsung Heroes of Midway“). [...] [...] In what would become a pivotal battle in WWII, Admiral Nimitz sent his only three available carriers (SARATOGA was on the west coast and was unavailable) to Midway in order to thwart a planned Japanese invasion. Codebreakers had intercepted Japanese transmissions and knew when and where the Japanese were headed. To beat them to the punch, Nimitz had to send what he had, including YORKTOWN which had been damaged just days before but had undergone a miraculous repair effort in Oahu (see “The Unsung Heroes of Midway“). [...]

]]> http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2007/05/23/the-unsung-heroes-of-midway-may-1942/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 Broadside Blog » The Battle of Coral Sea (May 4 - May 8, 1942) Wed, 07 May 2008 11:03:14 +0000 http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2007/05/23/the-unsung-heroes-of-midway-may-1942/#comment-1044 [...] for repairs (YORKTOWN returned to fight at Midway after a miraculous repair in Pearl Harbor - see The unsung heroes of Midway). LEXINGTON was badly damaged and eventually sunk by American torpedos. Zuikaku was undamaged, but [...] [...] for repairs (YORKTOWN returned to fight at Midway after a miraculous repair in Pearl Harbor – see The unsung heroes of Midway). LEXINGTON was badly damaged and eventually sunk by American torpedos. Zuikaku was undamaged, but [...]

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