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Midway.

By The Armorer on June 4, 2006 | | Comments (6) | TrackBacks (3)

Sinking Sun Griffith Baily Coale #28 Oil on canvas, 1942 88-188-AB A Marine stands at parade rest on the bow of a PT boat as she moves slowly out to sea from Midway to give decent burial to Japanese fliers shot down on the islands during the battle. The red ball of the rising sun is prophetically repeated by the round disc and spreading rays of the sinking sun.<br />

Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Midway. I haven't found any of the Usual Suspects with posts, so I'll have to handle it myself.

Ensign George Gay, someone you should know.

Lex - this link's for you.

Salamander - this link's for you and your surface warrior focus.

Chap - this link's for you and your submariner focus.

74 - it's the sailors who do the work, and the bulk of the dying. This link's for you.

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Some sailors finally woke up, I see. Late sleepers on a Sunday. As is proper, they did a more thorough job.

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Miracle at Midway from EagleSpeak on June 4, 2006 2:10 PM

Why the turning point? The Japanese could not replace their carriers nor their aircrews. Read More

Battle of Midway from CDR Salamander on June 5, 2006 5:06 AM

Time to remember. By all thought, the US should have been destroyed at sea. We had one hand to play, one very good hand, and we had to play it just right. Man, did we ever. Stop by Argghhh!!! and Ace Pilots for just the right stuff. Read More

Battle of Midway from The Indepundit on June 5, 2006 11:02 AM

THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY began sixty-four years ago today, when Admiral Yamamoto's planes bombed the American naval facility on this small atoll in the middle of the Pacific. When the battle finally ended three days later, the Japanese had lost... Read More

6 Comments

By BloodSpite on June 4, 2006 10:17 AM
I was hoping to do a little piece on June 6 regarding the Battle of Fox Green beach. Might need to drop you an E-mail to pick your devious brain, sir :)
 
By CDR Salamander on June 4, 2006 12:28 PM
P-cola .... good idea for next week's Fullbore Friday. And be nice. You know it is the BlogSabbath, but thanks for covering for the rest of our slackness.
 
By John of Argghhh! on June 4, 2006 1:23 PM
No excuses, 'Phibian. My Tuesday post is already done...
 
By Justthisguy on June 4, 2006 10:24 PM
I think Herman Wouk did it best, in "War and Remembrance"; He dedicated a separate page in the book to each of the TORPRONs, with a black border around the names of those who didn't come back. (Which was dang' near all of 'em!)
 
By Maggie on June 4, 2006 10:55 PM
mmmmmmm Navy stuff! Good job Armorer! Spent the day at Dad's and got most of this blow-by-blow. Still fun to come back here and read your stuff. You have to cut Lex a break....time zones and all. I look forward to Tuesday.
 
By Justthisguy on June 4, 2006 11:50 PM
Oh, I think I recall reading someplace, that Admiral Dan (while he was still active duty) invited Herman Wouk to visit his command, and was careful to provide Kosher vittles for Mr. Wouk, as one would do for someone he liked. Wouk put up with the ordinary Gentile food when he was a USN officer, as a matter of necesssity. Reputedly, he converted some anti-semites in his ship to philo-semites, just from his earnestness about prayers and phylacteries. Towards the end of his service, I think he had a problem with shooing away the gentile sailors, they wishing to touch his phylacteries for good luck.
 
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