Shortly after the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in April of 1942, the Japanese began planning for a decisive battle in the vicinity of Midway, to take place in June. The Coral Sea operation in May was ...

Yorktown’s damage was repaired in time to join in the decisive U.S. victory at Midway on June 4, 1942. After sorting out the air-to-air claims at Coral Sea, Hall was credited with one enemy ...