NORFOLK, Va. – The Battle of Midway took place six months after the Pearl Harbor and is considered one of the most decisive naval battles to take place in World War II.
In the battle, the United States overpowered the Japanese Navy. They never recovered from the loss.
Sailors from the Naval Air Station Oceana Color Guard during a commemoration ceremony in honor of the 74th anniversary of the Battle of Midway in Virginia Beach. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Shanell Lawrence)
A commemoration ceremony was held Thursday morning at the Naval Aviation Monument in Virginia Beach.
The ceremony included guest speaker World War II historian and the Deputy Education Director of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, Laura Orr.
She is writing a book about one of the key figures involved in the Battle of Midway, dive bomber pilot Captain Jack “Dusty” Kleiss.
