Who had overall command of the US Pacific Fleet at the Battle of Midway in June 1942 and later signed the Japanese surrender document in 1945?
Midway order of battle Midway order of battle This is the order of battle for the World War II Battle of Midway. Ships involved in the Midway operation The Japanese forces (the "Combined Fleet") actually consisted of two different fleets detailed to two separate operations, namely Operation AL (for the Aleutians) and Operation MI (for Midway). The US Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas were under the overall command of Admiral Chester Nimitz. Task Force 17 (Rear Adm. Frank J. Fletcher in "Yorktown") Task Force 16 (Rear Adm. Raymond A. Spruance in "Enterprise") Submarines Operational command under Rear Admiral Robert H. English (Commander, Submarine
Battle of Midway Lofton Henderson, who was the first Marine aviator to perish during the battle. An escort carrier, USS "Midway" (CVE-63) was commissioned on 17 August 1943. She was renamed "St. Lo" on 10 October 1944 to clear the name "Midway" for a large fleet aircraft carrier, , which was commissioned on 10 September 1945, eight days after the Japanese surrender, and is now docked in San Diego, California, as the USS Midway Museum. On 13 September 2000, Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt designated the lands and waters of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge as the Battle of Midway National Memorial.