Midway Relived (Promo)

Midway Relived

By Ned Titlow

June 1982 marks the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, one of the most important naval engagements of World War II. This is an historic account of the battle as some of the Marines who were on the beleagured atoll remember it.

June 4, 1942, dawned clear and beautiful on Midway Island, but the men of the 6th Defense Battalion and Marine Air Group 22 were ready and waiting for something unpleasant. They had been on a tight schedule of eight hours of work detail, eight hours of guard duty and eight hours of sleep and personal activities. This was a seven-day-a-week routine and many were standing by for the impending Japanese attack as an almost welcome relief. Read full article.