Battle Of Midway National Memorial

After the attack on pearl harbor in december 1941.
Battle of midway national memorial. The refuge is now titled as the midway atoll national wildlife refuge and battle of midway national memorial. Pacific fleet turned the tide of the war during this epic battle in june 1942. The war ended three years later and today the battle is memorialized by such monuments as chicago midway international airport and the battle of midway national memorial. The battle of midway turned the tide of the war.
Battle of midway national memorial in 2000 midway atoll national wildlife refuge was designated the battle of midway national memorial so that the heroic courage and sacrifice of those who fought against overwhelming odds to win an incredible victory will never be forgotten. Battle of midway national memorial on september 13 2000 in recognition of the heroic courage and sacrifice of those who fought in the battle of midway during world war ii secretary of the interior bruce babbitt designated midway atoll as the battle of midway national memorial. It was 74 years ago this week june of 1942 that one of the major naval battles of world war ii raged around the midway atoll a chain of three small islands that are about 1 300 miles from honolulu. Bush designated the northwestern hawaiian islands as a national monument.
Considered one of the most decisive battles of world war ii the u s.