Midway Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. he was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross for his “heroic and meritorious devotion to duty” in “the face of furious and repeated attacks.”
  2. 5. The winners of the Battle of Midway
  3. 7. The ship that sunk but is still afloat to this day
  4. 11. The first U.S naval aviator to score two hits on two carriers
  5. 12. he led two squadrons of SBD Dauntless dive bombers launched to attack the Japanese fleet
  6. 13. the number of carriers the Japanese lost
  7. 14. his famous World War II raid on Tokyo that earned him the Medal of Honor
Down
  1. 1. received the Distinguished Service Medal for having “analyzed and precisely evaluated the capabilities and intentions of the enemy’s air, sea and ground forces,”
  2. 3. Chief of the Bureau of Navigation
  3. 4. He was responsible for covering and supporting U.S. land operations as well as finding and destroying much of the Japanese fleet in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
  4. 6. How long it took for the battle of Midway to happen after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
  5. 8. The Japanese planed a surprise attack on December 7, 1941
  6. 9. The month the battle of midway took place
  7. 10. a scout pilot and executive officer of Scouting Squadron 6 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise.