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Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942...
Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942...
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May 09, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, May 9, 1942
* Battle of the Coral Sea Won... Imperial Japanese verses U.S. Navy...
* Pacific Ocean theater...
This 28 page newspaper has a three line banner headline on the front page:
* JAPANESE REPULSED IN GREAT PACIFIC BATTLE, WITH 17 TO 22 OF THEIR SHIPS SUNK OR CRIPPLED; ENEMY IN FLIGHT, PURSUED BY ALLIED WARSHIPS
with many subheads and related photo. More inside.
Other news of the day throughout with much on World War II.
Rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought from May 4 – May 8, 1942, with most of the action occurring on May 7 and May 8, was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the United States and Australia. It was the first fleet action in which aircraft carriers engaged each other. It was also the first naval battle in history in which neither side's ships sighted or fired directly upon the other. The battle is considered a tactical victory for Japan since the United States carrier USS Lexington was lost, while Japan only lost the light carrier Shōhō in the battle. At the same time, the battle was a strategic victory for the Allies because the Japanese abandoned their attempt to land troops to take Port Moresby, New Guinea. The engagement ended with no clear victor, but the damage suffered and experience gained by both sides set the stage for the Battle of Midway one month later.
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