U.S.S. Lexington and Pearl Harbor
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Many know that for all the damage done to the U.S. Navy on Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese fleet failed to destroy the most important targets in the Pacific fleet. Conspiracy theorists have wondered why there were no U.S. aircraft carriers in Pearl Harbor during the attack. The U.S.S. Lexington had been dispatched to deliver 25 aircraft to Midway Island and also to Wake Island in anticipation of possible Japanese action. They had not reached the islands when the Japanese attack on Pearl occurred, and they were ordered to return and conduct operations to find the Japanese fleet closer to Hawaii.
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