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HawkerHurricane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-04-06 04:26 PM Original message |
Midway: June 4th, 1942 |
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Cruzan (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-04-06 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yeah, I was a Midway buff when I was a kid |
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Cruzan (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-04-06 04:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Oh, one other obscure thing I got obsessed about for a time was the |
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HawkerHurricane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-04-06 05:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I prefer the SBD Douglas Dauntless |
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Arkham House (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-04-06 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. The Japanese came very close at Leyte-- |
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HawkerHurricane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-04-06 09:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Admiral Kurita lost the battle... |
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Arkham House (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-04-06 10:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. My congratulations for serving on such a nobly named ship,,, |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-04-06 11:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors? nt |
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Arkham House (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-05-06 09:00 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Yes--a genuinely great book... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-05-06 09:14 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I just started it about a month ago. nt |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-04-06 11:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. There was a lot of luck involved there... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-05-06 07:17 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Halsey IS over-rated. But the sailors loved him. |
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HawkerHurricane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-05-06 10:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Halsey did get what was left of the Japanese carrier fleet... |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-04-06 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm no expert, but I always found Midway interesting |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-05-06 03:34 AM Response to Original message |
10. My father had orders to Midway Island and our family was moving there |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-05-06 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
12. The Naval Station at Newport RI does a ceremony every year |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-05-06 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
13. Good post! |
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HawkerHurricane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-05-06 10:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Some people don't count Leyte Gulf... |
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HawkerHurricane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-05-06 11:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. And for those who prefer Battleship actions... |
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Bassic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-05-06 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
16. The Americans also got one hell of a lucky break, |
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HawkerHurricane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-05-06 10:33 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. No arguement. |
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