The Battle of Midway took place in 1942, now seventy years ago. Veterans of the battle are now in their eighties and nineties so some are still with us.

However, if you are asking in order to talk to one of the veterans about the battle or to simply honor them for their role in the battle, make it soon. We have a limited time to honor our heroes.

The US Naval Communications Service OP-20-02 Station "HYPO" signals intelligence unit in Honolulu, Hawaii intercepted and decoded Japanese JN-25 radio messages of their pending military plans.

You could go to visit the USS Hornet off of Alameda, CA or throw a wreath into the Pacific ocean. There may be a museum for that battle.

It was the turning piont of World War 2 in the Pacific.

The Japanese Lost 4 aircraft carriers, along with their pilots at the Battle of Midway. The USA lost one aircraft carrier. Midway is considered the beginning of the end of the war for Japan and the start of their road to defeat.

The japanese sought a major defeat of US forces at Midway with four front-line aircraft carriers, the Kaga--90 aircraft, Akagi--91 aircraft, Soryu--73 aircraft, Hiryu--73 aircraft, a total thus of some 327 aircraft carried by all four carriers. In addition to this number, most of their other fleet units carried one or more flaot planes.

All four carriers and their planes and pilots were lost

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About 250 but nearly all destroyed

Midway proved decisive to the naval war in the Central Pacific. US carrier forces sank four Japanese carriers, altering the balance of power for the remainder of the war.

The Japanese lost the Battle of Midway because the Japanese planes were away or refueling when the American Planes found the Japanese carriers. The American planes scored direct hits on three Japanese carriers and sent them to the bottom of the Pacific.

The Japanese wer efocused on taking Midway Island as a base to attack Hawaii and the rest of the US. The Americans wanted to stop them. The American PBY Catalina search plane discovered the Japanese force and allowed the Americans to coordinate better, while the Japanese were attacking the unmovable island.

Another major reason the Americans won, was because of the efforts of the fire and repair teams of the USS Yorktown at the battle of the coral sea. She suffered a direct hit and was able to be repaired in the shirt time between the battles. the japanese were not expecting another carrier to be in the battle.

The Japanese and The US.

Japan lost four aircraft carriers, the USN, One, The Yorktown as I recall. It was the first major Naval battle fought entirely in the air!

a message coded AF was intersepted by us code breakers and we trying to see were AF was. we sent a message that they would understand about midway needing a water purifier and they sent a message back about AF needing a water purifier so we knew when & were they were going.

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The Allies won the Battle of Midway. It was a critical turning point in the Pacific War as the United States successfully halted the Japanese advance. The loss of four Japanese aircraft carriers severely weakened their naval power, while the Allies only lost one carrier. This victory enabled the Allies to gain the upper hand in the Pacific and begin their offensive against Japan.

American Naval and Air forces participated in the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway. In both of the battles, the United States and Australian forces won over Japan (defeated Japan). With these two victories over Japan, the American Navy forces began to turn the tide in the war against Japan.

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The ability to strike back at Japanese forces and retake all the Pacific islands that Japan had invaded.

A U. S. bomber spotted the Japanese fleet and radioed their position, until U. S. forces arrived.

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