Midway is where Japan lost their best and experienced airmen; the Philippine Sea in 1944 (two years later) is where Japan lost the rest of their carriers and airmen.
The Battle of Leyte Gulf
I would suggest that the turning point was at the Battle of Midway, when America destroyed much of the Japanese naval power.
There were two, the first in 1894 was a naval battle with the Japanese beating the Chinese. The second Battle of Yalu River was in 1904. This was a land battle with he Japanese winning against Russia.
The Spanish fleet was quickly destroyed.The United States won the naval battle easily.the Spanish fleet was quickly destroyed
Battle of the Coral Sea.
You said soldier. From the Japanese flag angle it was entirely a Naval and Naval air force battle. Ground troops were not deployed or landed.
Midway
Their best torpedo & dive bomber pilots and aircrewmen were lost at Midway.
The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot was the battle where the Japanese Navy was destroyed. The Japanese Navy was destroyed in 1945.
No, it was the Battle of Midway. The Battle of the Bulge was a ground engagement in Europe. It was a German counterattack in France.
Leyte Gulf just about finished Japan as a naval power.
Their best pilots and aircrewmen were destroyed at Midway.
I would suggest that the turning point was at the Battle of Midway, when America destroyed much of the Japanese naval power.
The battle of Midway 4-7 Jun 1942, Where Japan lost 4 aircraft carriers and a heavy cruiser to America's one aircraft carrier and a destroyer. Japanese underestimated America's response, however code breakers had broken Japanese codes earlier and the Americans were able to set a trap
midway
June 4, at the Battle of Midway Island. U.S. planes destroyed four Japanese aircraft carriers. The United States defeated the Japanese navy and established naval superiority in the Pacific.
There was no French Army destroyed at Trafalgar, it was a naval battle.
the battle of midway and the battle of the leyte gulf