Trivia

Daily History Hangfire: Which U.S. Navy Admiral Defeated the Japanese at Midway?

Think you’re a WWII history buff? Check your knowledge with today’s History Hangfire about the Battle of Midway.

Admiral _______, commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet defeated the Japanese at Midway.

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Meanwhile, a wave of U.S. Devastator torpedo bombers from the U.S. carriers Hornet and Enterprise arrived to attack the Japanese ships. Unescorted by fighter planes, nearly all of them were shot down by Japanese Zero fighters. But about an hour later, as the Japanese refueled and rearmed their planes, another wave of U.S. carrier-launched bombers struck, hitting three Japanese carriers — Akagi, Kaga, and Soryu — and setting them ablaze.

Read more on the Military Channel.

Pull the ripcord here for the answer.

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Admiral _______, commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet defeated the Japanese at Midway.

Meanwhile, a wave of U.S. Devastator torpedo bombers from the U.S. carriers Hornet and Enterprise arrived to attack the Japanese ships. Unescorted by fighter planes, nearly all of them were shot down by Japanese Zero fighters. But about an hour later, as the Japanese refueled and rearmed their planes, another wave of U.S. carrier-launched bombers struck, hitting three Japanese carriers — Akagi, Kaga, and Soryu — and setting them ablaze.

Read more on the Military Channel.

Pull the ripcord here for the answer.

 

 

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