Battle of Midway Erick Claure. Events before Midway ●6 months after Pearl Harbor attack (picture below) ●One month before Battle of Coral Sea.

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Battle of Midway Erick Claure

Events before Midway ●6 months after Pearl Harbor attack (picture below) ●One month before Battle of Coral Sea

What was it? Battle of Midway was a battle of World War 2 fought between Japan and the United States of America. It was initiated by Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku. The battle ended with the USA winning.

Date & Location ●June 4-7, 1942 ●Midway Atoll ●On Pacific

Important People Commander & Leaders Of US ●Chester Nimitz ●Frank Jack Fletcher ●Raymond Spruance ●Marc A. Mitscher Commander & leaders of Japan ● Isoroku Yamamoto ● Nobutake Kondo ● Chuichi Nagumo ● Tamon Yamaguchi ● Ryusaku Yanagimoto

What Happened? USA ●1 carrier sunk ●1 destroyer sunk ●150 aircrafts destroyed ●307 killed Japan ●4 carriers sunk ●1 heavy cruiser sunk ●1 heavy cruiser damaged ●248 aircraft destroyed ●3,057 killed

Questions? 1.What was the result of the battle? 2.Where was the battle fought? 3.Who initiated the war?

Sources ● midway ● ● File:Fleet_Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz_portrait.jpg ● File:Isoroku_Yamamoto.jpg ● ● rl-Harbor-attack

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