WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In June 1942, US and Japanese naval forces engaged in a five-day battle in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that changed the course of the war in the Pacific. Top Image: Last minutes on damaged USS Yorktown (CV-5). Midway Islands, June 1942.

Detailed explanation-2: -On Jun 6, the weather cleared and planes from Hornet were able to sink the heavy cruiser Mikumo, while damaging a destroyer and the heavy cruiser Mogami . This last attack by Hornet ended one of the most important and decisive Naval battles in history.

Detailed explanation-3: -Battle of Midway, (June 3–6, 1942), World War II naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan’s first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots.

Detailed explanation-4: -Battle of Midway: June 7 Just after dawn on June 7, USS Yorktown (CV-5) sank after being torpedoed the previous day by Japanese submarine I-168. Yorktown’s wreck was discovered and examined in May 1998 and was in surprisingly good condition after fifty-six years beneath more than three miles of sea water.

Detailed explanation-5: -The turning point of WWII in the Pacific was the Battle of Midway. It was the turning point of the war because the U.S. Navy was able to destroy 4 Japanese aircraft carriers and hundreds of airplanes. This battle also made the United States ready to go on the offensive on Japan.