O/T.. Lets see some 1942 coins in Honor For Sunday's 75th Anniv ..Battle of Midway
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June 4th ,1942.. undermanned US Navy damaged ,destroyed 4 of Japan's Carriers at Midway island.. may US fliers lost their lives....with the US Carrier Yorktown destroyed .Thanks to all that fought the battle, only 6 months after Pearl Harbor attack
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Thanks to all vets, not just those that served at Midway. I salute you!
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The Akagi, Kaga and Soryu were lost first. Then the Hiryu was lost a short time later. All four were fleet carriers that had taken part in the attack on Pearl Harbor the previous December.
On the US side the heavily damaged Yorktown was abandoned, then reboarded and stabilized. It was under tow when torpedoed by a Japanese submarine.
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Don't forget that Alaska was under atack at the same time as Midway....
One of my favorites!
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Squeaky clean 42-S!
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@UnclePennyBags .... that is an amazing WLH... what a beauty..... Cheers, RickO
Cool tribute. Thanks for the reminder!
Please read about the sacrifice of Torpedo 8 squadron in that battle..
warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/wwii/the-heroic-flight-of-torpedo-squadron-8/
Thanks, Another member just bought it from me off the BST...... Like yourself I'm a fan of bright white.
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Wow... I wish I had seen that one.... have been busy lately and neglected the BST.... Cheers, RickO
If you sold one.. there must be others.. soon on BST ?
Got this one out of circulation as a kid. This one might have been there!
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
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Some great coins to honor this day. Another Walker here though it doesn't hold a candle to that gorgeous predecessor.
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Midway was the turning point of the war in the Pacific. What a great victory!