Today is June 4, 2022, 80th anniversary of the Battle of Midway - the battle the United States wasn’t supposed to win, the battle the Japanese believed would secure their new empire. When he was ordered to attack Pearl Harbor, Japanese Admiral Yamamoto promised “I will run wild for six months. After that, I can promise nothing.”
Well, I have read several books that cover Midway, but yours is now on my list. You make those days come alive. I appreciate your details about the various aircraft and their crews.
One of my father Vic's friends, a classmate at USNA, was on the Yorktown. I knew Bud and his family for many years - but Vic and Bud never talked about Midway. I finally asked Vic about it after reading one of his books about the Enterprise, and he mentioned that Bud was a great swimmer, and went over the side of the Yorktown. Vic and the Enterprise AA crews did not have much action that day, but they were shocked by the low number of planes that made it back to the ship. And they were very worried by that column of smoke from the Yorktown's direction.
Looks like another book for the collection. Thanks TC.
Well, I have read several books that cover Midway, but yours is now on my list. You make those days come alive. I appreciate your details about the various aircraft and their crews.
One of my father Vic's friends, a classmate at USNA, was on the Yorktown. I knew Bud and his family for many years - but Vic and Bud never talked about Midway. I finally asked Vic about it after reading one of his books about the Enterprise, and he mentioned that Bud was a great swimmer, and went over the side of the Yorktown. Vic and the Enterprise AA crews did not have much action that day, but they were shocked by the low number of planes that made it back to the ship. And they were very worried by that column of smoke from the Yorktown's direction.
Wow! And I have the other 2 parts to go, tomorrow morning first thing 👍👍👍😎