Footage from deep in the Pacific Ocean has given the first detailed look at three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the pivotal Battle of Midway
This undated photo provided by Mark Taylor shows Robert Taylor in his Navy uniform. Robert Taylor, of Auburndale, Fla., is believed to be one of the last two men alive of the 4,600 servicemen who between 1937 and 1942 served aboard the USS Yorktown, an aircraft carrier sunk by a Japanese submarine following the June 1942 Battle of Midway. and could help solve mysteries about the days-long barrage that marked a shift in control of the Pacific theater from Japanese to U.S. forces.
“Boy, she took a beating,” Hodges said, just weeks shy of his 101st birthday. “I just hated to see my ship torn up like that.” The surveys were streamed online, allowing more than 100 scientists, historians and other experts from across the world to participate in a live forum alongside about two dozen scientists aboard the Nautilus.
One of them, Hodges, is a retired Baptist minister in Johnson City, Tennessee. He joined the Navy the day after Pearl Harbor and worked in the Yorktown’s boiler room during the battle. Historians knew the crew tried to keep the ship afloat by jettisoning some smaller anti-aircraft guns on the port side. But among the discoveries from the new video was that the sailors also cut away the larger guns, said Hans Van Tilburg, the maritime archeologist and historian for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.
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Video provides first clear views of WWII aircraft carriers lost in the pivotal Battle of MidwayFootage from deep in the Pacific Ocean has given the first detailed look at three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the pivotal Battle of Midway.
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Video provides first clear views of WWII aircraft carriers lost in the pivotal Battle of MidwayBy MARK THIESSEN (Associated Press) Footage from deep in the Pacific Ocean has given the first detailed look at three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the pivotal Battle of Midway and co…
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Video provides first clear views of WWII aircraft carriers lost in the pivotal Battle of MidwayFootage from deep in the Pacific Ocean has given the first detailed look at three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the pivotal Battle of Midway and could help solve mysteries about the days-long barrage that marked a shift in control of the Pacific theater from Japanese to U.S. forces.
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