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This is the order of battle for the Battle of Midway, a major engagement of the Pacific Theatre of World War II, fought 4–7 June 1942 by naval and air forces of Imperial Japan and the United States in the waters around Midway Atoll in the far northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Country United States of America Branch United States Air Force United States Army (Army Air Forces; 31 July 1944- 26 September 1947) [1]: Type: Major Command: Role "PACAF's primary mission is to deliver rapid and precise air, space and cyberspace capabilities to protect and defend the United States, its territories and our allies and partners."
By the time of the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944, the Japanese had nearly rebuilt their carrier forces in terms of numbers, but their planes, many of which were obsolete, were largely flown by inexperienced and poorly trained pilots. [nb 6] Midway showed the worth of pre-war naval cryptanalysis and intelligence-gathering.
USS Lexington explodes during the Battle of the Coral Sea. A formation of Spitfires shortly before World War II. This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit ...
The Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers.They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern warfare. Some political leaders, particularly those of the principal dictatorships involved in the conflict, Adolf Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussolini (Italy), and Hirohito (Japan), acted as dictators for their respective countries or empires.
Battle of Bataan; Battle of Corregidor; Battle of Ambon; Battle of Timor; Battle of Rabaul; Battle of the Java Sea; Bombing of Darwin; Battle of the Coral Sea 4–8 May 1942; Doolittle Raid 18 April 1942 [4] Battle of Midway 4–7 June 1942 [4] Guadalcanal campaign 7 August 1942 to 9 February 1943 Battle of Savo Island; Battle of Cape Esperance
Lieutenant Commander McClusky became Enterprise's air group commander in April 1942. During the Battle of Midway , while leading his air group's scout bombers on June 4, 1942, he made the critical tactical decision that led to the sinking of two of Japan's fleet carriers , Kaga and Akagi .
The Battle of Savo Island (Aug 8–9, 1942) Unlike the IJA, IJN Eight Fleet Commander Admiral Gunichi Mikawa grasped the seriousness of the enemy landings. Disregarding the risks posed by US carrier aircraft, he boldly led a task force of seven cruisers and a single destroyer down "The Slot" of New Georgia Sound and precipitated the Battle of ...