![]() ![]() The airpower that our carriers provided defeated the Japanese however, the trajectory of the battle was determined by Nimitz’s well-executed, tactical plan. ![]() Midway was the “proving ground” for the superiority of carrier aviation focus as a naval doctrine and brought Admiral Nimitz’s leadership to the forefront of the Pacific War. The Battle of Midway, fought 80 years ago in June, proved this to be true. Nimitz believed that the airpower provided by carriers would be the key to success in the Pacific War. Nimitz became the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC). Just weeks after the Pearl Harbor attack, Admiral Chester W. Saratoga had just reached NAS San Diego after an overhaul in the Bremerton, Washington Navy Yard.Ī portrait of Fleet Admiral Nimitz and his 5-star flag in the National Museum of the Pacific War. ![]() At the same time, TF-12 consisting of Lexington, three cruisers and five destroyers, was ferrying Vought SB2U Vindicators to Midway Island when they were called back because of the attack. They were on their way back to Oahu on December 7th. Task Force 8 (TF 8), formed around Enterprise with two heavy cruisers and nine destroyers, had ferried a dozen Grumman F4F-3 Wildcats to Wake Island. READ: 6 business lessons that can be learned from the attack on Pearl Harbor Navy’s unexpected resilience and the fact that our fleet’s three aircraft carriers, the USS Enterprise (CV-6), USS Lexington (CV-2), and USS Saratoga (CV-3), were not present during the attack. Ultimately, however, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto’s plan to destroy our fleet failed for many reasons, including the U.S. The destruction to our Pacific Fleet was substantial-the Japanese sank four battleships, and four more ships were severely damaged. The Japanese conceived the attack on Pearl Harbor to rid themselves of a significant obstacle to their goal of conquering all of Southeast Asia. Navy also realized change: early battles confirmed that aircraft carriers were now the capital ships of the U.S. In the aftermath of damage to the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Everything seemed to change after December 7, 1941-America ended its isolationism and entered WWII, men dropped everything to join the military, women sent their loved ones off to war and became the heads of their households, and even children found ways to contribute to the war effort. ![]()
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