Bull Halsey contracted psoriasis and was replaced by Raymond Spruance for this battle, in which Spruance repaired the U.S.S. Yorktown quickly after the Battle of the Coral Sea, only for it to be sunk by a submarine after its planes sunk the Soryu; other Japanese losses included the Hiryu, Akagi, and Kaga.
One side in this battle sent a message saying that AF was short of water, allowing Joseph Rochefort's Station Hypo to figure out that a simultaneous attack on the Aleutian Islands was a diversion. Bull Halsey contracted psoriasis and was replaced by Raymond Spruance for this battle, in which Spruance repaired the U.S.S. Yorktown quickly after the Battle of the Coral Sea, only for it to be sunk by a submarine after its planes sunk the Soryu; other Japanese losses included the Hiryu, Akagi, and Kaga. For 10 points, name this June, 1942 battle in which the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet was crippled near Hawaii.
One side in this battle sent a message saying that AF was short of water, allowing Joseph Rochefort's Station Hypo to figure out that a simultaneous attack on the Aleutian Islands was a diversion.
Battle of Midway