Rear Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher was the senior task force commander at Midway. He commanded Task Force 17, which included USS Yorktown (CV-5). After Yorktown was abandoned on 4 June, Fletcher turned over tactical command to Task Force 16 commander Rear A
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