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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORY & HERITAGE COMMAND
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WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060

Oral History - Battle of Midway

• Recollections of the Battle of Midway by LT Joseph P. Pollard, MC, USN, Medical Officer on board USS Yorktown (CV-5) Please note: This document contains extremely graphic descriptions of casualties resulting from this Battle
• Recollections of Commander John Ford, USNR, Oscar-winning Hollywood producer and Chief of the Field Photographic Branch of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), concerning his experiences making combat motion pictures under battle conditions. His film of the Battle of Midway subsequently became a popular movie feature.
• Recollections of Lieutenant George Gay, USNR -- sole survivor of Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8) -- describing his experiences during the Battle of Midway. He was subsequently awarded the Navy Cross for his actions, while his unit received the Presidential Unit Citation for this battle