- Author
- Rear-Admiral Raymond A. Spruance · Commander, Task Force 16
- Date
- 16 June 1942
- Passage
- Serial 0144-A · paragraphs 3 and 4(a)–(d); paragraphs 4(h), 5 and 6 on overnight movements and pursuit
What has been checked
Heading and selected operational passages read in HyperWar and Midway 1942 transcriptions on 18 October 2026. Original page images not inspected. Later movement, search and fuel passages reread in the HyperWar transcription for Beyond the Carrier Battle. Paragraphs 4(a), 4(f), 9(k) and 9(m) reread for aircraft operation and fighter-equipment profiles.
How to read it
Both web copies transmit the same report. Uses Zone plus 10, two hours ahead of Midway’s Zone plus 12. Expectations of Japanese movement are not observed tracks; retrospective statements about Japanese flight decks and a seaplane tender are not adopted as established facts.
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