(WHTM) — It was the first sea battle in history where the warships never saw each other. The battle of the Coral Sea would be fought almost entirely by airplanes launched from aircraft carriers. As ...
Today, I extend my heartfelt greetings to the people of Australia as we commemorate the 83rd anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea—a pivotal moment in the fight against tyranny and a defining ...
Chief Watertender Oscar V. Peterson spent 21 years at sea before May 7, 1942, when Japanese bombs turned the USS Neosho into a burning wreck during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Already wounded from ...