The Battle Of Midway Essay -- American History

The Battle of center(prenominal)On June 3rd, 1942, the join States declared war on Imperialistic Japan and Nazi Germany. Due to the bombing of the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor by the Nipponese the U.S. was forced to take action. The United States began their first naval battle near the Midway islands in defense of its pacific fleet and positioning. Midway was the Japanese last goal for its western expansion in the Pacific.Just after midnight on June 4th,1942, the United States attacked a fleet of Japanese transport ships. One American torpedo plane took out fleet tanker Akabono Maru. Later that morning at about 630am, Japanese planes began bombing midway island installations, though causing minimal damage to the U.S. naval base. Between 930am and 1030am the U.S. took out Japanese aircraft carriers Kaga, Akagi, and Soryu. During the battle the Japanese recovered three U.S. naval aviators. But after interrogating these men, the Japanese murdered them.On June 5th, 1942, a battleship, under the command of Rear Admiral Spruance, pursued the Japanese fleet westward leaving salvage workers to repair the U.S. aircraft carrier Yorktown(which was damaged a day earlier by a Japanese torpedo torpedo).The last of the air attacks of the battle took place on June 6th, 1942, with the United States beginning to emerge victorious with the sinking of 2 destroyers, 1 heavy cruiser, and 1 cruiser. stave a Japanese submarine torpedoed aircraft carrier Yorktown and the destroyer USS Hammann, though it took a day for the carrier to turn over and sink. The Japanese submarine escape with-out destruction soon after the torpedoing. (nautical Historical Center, Battle of Midway4-7 June 1942, Department of the Navy... ...he U.S. complete control over the Pacific Ocean. This defeat also gave the Allies an out-and-out(a) victory over Japan and the remaining Axis powers. The infamous Battle of Midway officially ended on June 7th 1942. Works CitedBaikie, Eric. Ngo, Ke vin. Collins, McKenzie. Major Battles of WWII. Viking Press. January 2002.Bruce, George sea Battles of the 20th Century, Stopping the Tide the Battle of Midway 4th - 7th 1942, Department of the Navy, May 1990Cressman, Robert, J. No End Save Victory, ocean Historical Center, June 1998Dingman, Roger, The origins of naval arms limitation,Power In The Pacific, Naval Institute Press, 1998.Naval Historical Center, Battle of Midway 4th -7th June 1942, Department of the Navy. June, 30, 2003.Naval Historical Center, Preparation For Battle Department of the Navy, April 1999