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On June 4, 1942 The Battle of Midway was fought. A battle fought over the tiny U.S. mid-Pacific base at Midway atoll represented the strategic high water mark of Japan's Pacific Ocean war. The perserverance, sacrifice and skill of U.S. Navy aviators, plus a great deal of good luck on the American side, cost Japan four irreplaceable fleet carriers, while only one of the three U.S. carriers present was lost. The base at Midway, though damaged by Japanese air attack, remained operational and later