June 4-7 1942: Battle of Midway

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Roger Young

This year marks the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway, June 4-7 1942-2012. Thanks to collective efforts from code-breakers, Sailors, Marines, and pilots, Americans successfully out-smarted the Japanese and changed the tide of the war in the Pacific during WWII.

Washington Times video:

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Roger "Bear" Young served with the Silver Spurs as a Scout crew chief and Line Chief from Dec '69 through Nov '70. Upon his return to the "world" he served at Hunter AAF as a Cobra Periodic Inspection team leader. He founded the Spur website in Sept 1997.
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One Response to June 4-7 1942: Battle of Midway

  1. Bear says:
    June 13, 2012 at 1:29 pm

    Code breaking during WWII truly turned the tide in both the Pacific & Atlantic. The Brits broke the German Enigma code which gave them a big advantage tracking the German Wolfpacks in the North Atlantic. It was vital that the convoys from the U.S. to Britian get thru with food, war material and manpower for England to survive, and breaking the Enigma code helped turn the tide. Until the German code was broken the U-boats were creating havoc on the convoys in their attempt to strangle England.

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