<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Battle of Midway </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> U.S. Douglas SBD - 3 Dauntless dive bombers of VS - 8 from USS Hornet about to attack the burning Japanese cruiser Mikuma for the third time on 6 June 1942 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 4--7 June 1942 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Midway Atoll 28 ° 12 ′ N 177 ° 21 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 28.200 ° N 177.350 ° W ﻿ / 28.200; - 177.350 Coordinates: 28 ° 12 ′ N 177 ° 21 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 28.200 ° N 177.350 ° W ﻿ / 28.200; - 177.350 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Decisive American victory </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chester W. Nimitz Frank Jack Fletcher Raymond Spruance </Td> <Td> Yamamoto Isoroku Kondō Nobutake Nagumo Chūichi Yamaguchi Tamon † </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Units involved </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Pacific Fleet </P> <Ul> <Li> Task Force 16 </Li> <Li> Task Force 17 </Li> <Li> Midway Garrison </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> Combined Fleet </P> <Ul> <Li> 1st Fleet </Li> <Li> 2nd Fleet </Li> <Li> 5th Fleet </Li> <Li> 11th Air Fleet </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3 carriers 7 heavy cruisers 1 light cruiser 15 destroyers 233 carrier - based aircraft 127 land - based aircraft 16 submarines </Td> <Td> 4 carriers 2 battleships 2 heavy cruisers 1 light cruiser 12 destroyers 248 carrier - based aircraft 16 floatplanes Did not participate in battle: 2 light carriers 5 battleships 4 heavy cruisers 2 light cruisers ~ 35 support ships </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 carrier sunk 1 destroyer sunk ~ 150 aircraft destroyed 307 killed including 3 killed as prisoners </Td> <Td> 4 carriers sunk 1 heavy cruiser sunk 1 heavy cruiser damaged 248 aircraft destroyed 3,057 killed 37 captured </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Battle of Midway </Th> </Tr>

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