A family of four walking on a bridge away from the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier.
A family of four walking on a bridge away from the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier.
Event

Remembering YORKTOWN CV-5 (The Ship Sunk By the Japanese in the 1942 Battle of Midway)

Dates
Time
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

On April 28, 2016 crew members of the USS YORKTOWN CV-5 will share their memories of fighting aboard the WWII aircraft carrier in the Battle of Midway, when the ship was hit by several Japanese torpedos and bombs - eventually sinking her on June 7, 1942.

Black and white photo of the CV-5 at Midway 1 sinking
This event and parking will be free.

More information to follow.

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