The battle of the Coral Sea (May 4-8, 1942) was the first naval battle in history in which opposing ships did not make contact. U.S. carrier forces, led by Rear Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher (shown here as a vice admiral) and Rear Adm. Aubrey W. Fitch, stopp
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