Where was the battle?The battle took place at the United States Mid-Pacific base at the
Midway.
Who was in the battle?The Battle of the Midway was fought between the
Japanese and the United States Pacific fleet in World War II.
When was the battle?On the 4th day of June of
the year 1942 the battle of the Midway began.
The battle lasted four days.
The Battle of the Midway ended on June 7th 1942
What happened? The Battle of the Midway
was fought during the in WWII. Before the start of this battle Japanese military were on their way trying to capture territory, throughout Asia, and the Pacific. Japanese military planned on capturing the Midway to use as an advance base to destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet. The U.S. had already planned to take on the Japanese, due to good communications. The U.S. Fleet had a surprise attack on the Japanese forces. The battle resulted in an Allies victory by U.S. experts that had broken the Japanese fleet code
and also by sinking four Japanese carries and defeating a number of Japanese planes.
Why did the battle take place?The Battle of the Midway was brought on by the Japanese
forces planning to defeat the U.S. Pacific Fleet. The Japanese were planning to take over the Midway to use it as an advance
base and destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
USS YorktownThe USS Yorktown
fought during the Pearl Harbor attack but quickly got repaired and fought in the Battle of the Midway.
The first day of the battle the USS Midway was hit by the Japanese torpedoes and bombs which damaged the ship and was vacated that afternoon.
During the 6th day of fighting another Japan torpedo took out the carrier Hamman and also sunk the USS Yorktown.
USS Yorktown years later… In May 1998 the USS
Yorktown was found under water in good condition after the 56 years it has been there.
Akagi
Was a 34,364 ton aircraft carrier.
Was one of Japan’s largest aircraft carrier.
Was apart of the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941, But a couple months later Akagi was heading to the midway and was bombed by the US causing it to catch fire.
Important People
US Commanders Chester W. Nimitz An admiral in the US Navy
Frank Jack Fletcher Operational commander
Raymond A. Spruance commanded US naval forces
Japan’s Commanders
Isoroku Yamamoto commander-in-chief
Chuichi Nagumo Admiral
Tamon
Yamaguchi Vice AdmiralIsoroku Yamamoto
Spruance , Mitscher , Nimitz, and Lee
Battle of Midway memorial
at Midway airport
"The fate of the nation
quite literally depended
upon a dozen men who
had devoted their lives
and their careers, in
peace and in war, to
radio intelligence"
Admiral Nimitz
Battle of the Midway Facts. Strength The United States Japan
3 carriers 4 carriers
15 support ships 15 support ships
233 carrier aircraft 248 carrier aircraft
127 land-based aircraft 2 battleshipsCasualties and losses
The United States Japan
1 carrier sunk 4 carriers sunk
1 destroyer sunk 1 cruiser sunk
98 aircraft destroyed 248 carrier aircraft destroyed
307 killed 3,057 killed
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