This time of the year you have to make a decision: do I discuss the Normandy Invasion or the Battle of Midway?

Well, you know where we are going today, but I want to honor those who fought the battle from a slightly different angle.

You still hear statements about the battle that on the American side, “there were no successful torpedo attacks” … that isn’t true. You also hear statements that the torpedo attacks were a waste … and that isn’t true.

Generally speaking, the well-read and informed know that the carrier-based dive bombers would not have had the success they enjoyed without the distraction and sacrifice provided by the torpedo bombers. That is an indirect effect.