Comments on: 65th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway: 4/5 June – Forces Engaged http://steeljawscribe.com/2007/06/05/65th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-midway-45-june-forces-engaged Looking for clues at the scene of the crime Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:55:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Owen Miller http://steeljawscribe.com/2007/06/05/65th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-midway-45-june-forces-engaged/comment-page-1#comment-6355 Owen Miller Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:08:33 +0000 http://steeljawscribe.com/?p=4#comment-6355 Good morning, I have enjoyed reading your account of the Battle of Midway. I especially like your conclusions and lessons learned. Like you I have studied the battle for some years and have been fortunate enough to interview a number of the vets while they were still with us. I don't think we will ever know the answers to the riddles of Midway. In my research I have come upon two stories that confict with the accepted view that only three SBDs dove on Akagi. I would like to know if you have ever encountered either. Ed Kroeger told me that more than three planes dove on Akagi although he could not say how many. Both Best and Kroeger told me both their bombs were hits and that Weber missed close aboard. Lew Hopkins told me that nine SBDs dove on Akagi and that he was the last in. So have you ever encountered either of these eye witness accounts? I look forward to your thoughts. Hopkins got to see the three burning CVs from the morning strike. Best and Kroeger got to see four following the afternoon strike. Can you imagine? Blue skies, Owen Miller Good morning,
I have enjoyed reading your account of the Battle of Midway. I especially
like your conclusions and lessons learned.
Like you I have studied the battle
for some years and have been fortunate enough to interview a number of the vets
while they were still with us. I don’t
think we will ever know the answers to
the riddles of Midway.
In my research I have come upon two
stories that confict with the accepted
view that only three SBDs dove on Akagi.
I would like to know if you have ever
encountered either.
Ed Kroeger told me that more than
three planes dove on Akagi although he could not say how many. Both Best and
Kroeger told me both their bombs were
hits and that Weber missed close aboard.
Lew Hopkins told me that nine SBDs dove
on Akagi and that he was the last in.
So have you ever encountered either
of these eye witness accounts? I look
forward to your thoughts.
Hopkins got to see the three burning CVs from the morning strike. Best and
Kroeger got to see four following the
afternoon strike. Can you imagine?

Blue skies,
Owen Miller

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