The Battle of Midway
By: Harley Narron
Battle
Six month's after Pearl Harbor The Battle of Midway was fought on Midway island on June 4, 1942. America was battling Japan because they decoded plans that Japan made to ambush us. Admiral Chester Nimitz knew that Japan wanted Midway island to expand their reach in the pacific. we mostly used air and sea tactics to win because their wasn't very much land to work with. We won the battle which led us to be able to go on the offensive side.
Warming up
The Hornets are warming up for battle.
The USS Yorktown
This is the USS Yorktown flying into battle.
Midway
This is midway island.
War
this is in a picture that was taken in the middle of a battle.
S.O.S
A Japanese Mogami class ship sinking after getting bombed.