Near mastery of the Ro code aided the winning side, while the losing commander was forced to take a position at a war college after his side was forced into the Kokoda Track campaign.
After this engagement, TIME speculated that Herbert Leary had actually been in command due to its location, while Milton Ricketts earned a medal of honor here for turning on a fire hose before expiring from shrapnel. Near mastery of the Ro code aided the winning side, while the losing commander was forced to take a position at a war college after his side was forced into the Kokoda Track campaign. Shigeyoshi (*) Inoue was unable to launch a naval invasion against Port Moresby in the wake of this battle, which saw the Shoho sunk and kept the light carriers Shokaku and Zuikaku from another clash a month later. Despite heavy damage, Frank Fletcher's Yorktown survived this battle and played a crucial role in the ensuing Battle of Midway. Seeing the sinking of the Lexington, for 10 points, name this May, 1942 battle, the first major carrier engagement, fought in a namesake body of water off Australia.
After this engagement, TIME speculated that Herbert Leary had actually been in command due to its location, while Milton Ricketts earned a medal of honor here for turning on a fire hose before expiring from shrapnel.
Battle of {Coral Sea}