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World War II: November 1997 From the EditorWorld War II Archives | Single Page | 0 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post The three aircraft carriers of the Yorktown class spelled the difference between victory and defeat for the United States in the opening months of the Pacific War. It was the planes of Yorktown, Enterprise and Hornet that ravaged four Japanese aircraft carriers at Midway. It was Hornet that carried the Doolittle raiders. It was Yorktown whose miraculous participation at Midway brought more U.S. aircraft to bear against the Japanese than they expected. It was Enterprise that stood alone at Guadalcanal. Subscribe Today
The exploits of their heroic sailors and airmen will be long remembered. The names of these gallant ships have been carried on in future generations of U.S. Navy fighting vessels, and most deservedly so. Michael E. Haskew, Editor, World War II Pages: 1 2 Help HistoryNet by bookmarking to
           
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