So Japanese forces were confident and decided to invade the Solomon Islands and Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea via the Coral Sea ... the first air-sea battle of its kind in history.

(WHTM) — It was the first sea battle in history where the warships never saw each other. The battle of the Coral Sea would be fought almost entirely by airplanes launched from aircraft carriers.

The federal government recognises three American ships sunk by Japanese torpedoes in 1942 killing more than 600 men as having ...

The Battle of the Coral Sea (May 4–8, 1942) has always been portrayed as the prologue to Midway—a sort of Midway-lite. Like Midway, it was a battle sparked by deciphered Japanese codes.

"Death of the Shoho," an oil painting by by Robert Benney, 1942, now in the collections of U.S. Naval History ... in the Coral Sea, April 1942. It marked the first naval battle in which the ...

The ashes of his fellow Lexington crew member Harry Fry have been scattered in the Coral Sea. Official History project author Dr David Stevens says the battle represents a pivotal moment in ...

Australian American Association of the NT vice-president alderman Gary Haslett said the Battle of the Coral Sea was an important part in both nation’s history. “It initiated a strong and ...

Dawn Service at Anzac Park for 83rd commemoration of Battle of Coral Sea. US Seventh Fleet Band member Musician 3rd Class Christina Taralson. Picture: Evan Morgan “With all history, we always ...

Northern Australia's Senior Naval Officer, Captain Vaughn Rixon, says the battle is an important part of Australia's military history. "Coral Sea for the Navy is certainly an event that focuses ...