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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