Friday, June 7, 2013

Victory at Battle of Coral Sea June 4-7, 1942

Several important World War II victories took place during June, although their anniversaries are given little attention now as members of the"Greatest Generation" pass away.  I called attention to D-Day Normandy June 6, a very important step toward victory over Germany.

As important as that event was, probably more important for the United States was our navy's defeat of the Japanese navy June 4-7, 1942, at the Battle of Coral Sea.  Japan hoped to lure the navy into battle and defeat the American navy to open the way to an invasion of the United States.  Who knows what direction the war would have taken if Japan had been victorious.  The American victory resulted in removing the Japanese navy from being a threat as the United States won island after island on the way towards Japan.

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