The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the Pacific in World War II. Although the U.S. Navy had no business winning the 1942 battle, a combination of codebreaking, daring leadership and extraordinary heroism led to the victory.
On June 11 at the Coronado Public Library, Capt. Ralph “Rafe” Arnott, a retired Navy officer, will examine the battle from a historical perspective.
Arnott served two combat deployments to Vietnam, flying over 200 combat missions from the USS Oriskany as a member of Attack Squadron 155. He eventually became the commanding officer of VA-146 and deploying around the world on the USS Kitty Hawk.
In 1993 he retired from the Navy and has been a volunteer with the USS Midway museum and a member of the Midway Speakers Bureau since 2011.
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