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Midway Atoll Today - site of Battle of Midway - June 4-6, 1942 - pics
Posted on 6/5/26 at 6:57 pm
Posted on 6/5/26 at 6:57 pm
TD is on the island. Took the first pic yesterday. The second one was on a clear day.
Yes, it is loud. Albatrosses make a helluva lot of noise. 99% of the adults are gone now and the chicks are everywhere and starting to die off by the 100s, then 1000s per day.
Stomach contents of dead chick. The black marker was just like one of the big permanent markers many of us have used.
Pics of the island and a few memorials.
Graves of three unknown Japanese soldiers that died during the attack.
Interesting story about Marine Lt. George Cannon, the first Marine awarded the Medal of Honor in WWII, and a “bombproof” building that wasn’t.
This is the building still standing today. I’ve been in there a few times.
I’ve got 100s of photos from here and need to put them together in an album for all to see.
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Midway Atoll (colloquial: Midway Islands; Hawaiian: Kuaihelani, lit. 'the backbone of heaven'; Pihemanu, 'the loud din of birds')[3][4] is a 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2) atoll in the North Pacific Ocean. Midway Atoll is an insular area of the United States and is an unorganized and unincorporated territory. The largest island is Sand Island, which has housing and an airstrip. Immediately east of Sand Island, across the narrow Brooks Channel, is Eastern Island, which is uninhabited and no longer has any facilities. Forming a rough, incomplete circle around the two main islands and creating Midway Lagoon is Spit Island, a narrow reef
Yes, it is loud. Albatrosses make a helluva lot of noise. 99% of the adults are gone now and the chicks are everywhere and starting to die off by the 100s, then 1000s per day.
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Of the 1.5 million Laysan albatrosses that inhabit Midway during the winter breeding season, nearly all are found to have plastic in their digestive system.[74] Approximately one-third of the chicks die.[75] These deaths are attributed to the albatrosses confusing brightly colored plastic with marine animals (such as squid and fish) for food
Stomach contents of dead chick. The black marker was just like one of the big permanent markers many of us have used.
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The Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, encompassing 590,991.50 acres (239,165.77 ha)[5] of land and water in the surrounding area, is administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Pics of the island and a few memorials.
Graves of three unknown Japanese soldiers that died during the attack.
Interesting story about Marine Lt. George Cannon, the first Marine awarded the Medal of Honor in WWII, and a “bombproof” building that wasn’t.
This is the building still standing today. I’ve been in there a few times.
I’ve got 100s of photos from here and need to put them together in an album for all to see.
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Posted on 6/5/26 at 7:01 pm to Volt
I regret that I have but one up vote for my country!
Posted on 6/5/26 at 7:05 pm to Volt
That is very cool! How were you allowed to go there…I would think it would be off limits or something,
Posted on 6/5/26 at 7:06 pm to Volt
I love reading about the Battle of Midway, which was a great and significant victory. But that memorial claiming that it was “the most decisive naval battle in history” is woefully misguided. What about when the Greeks defeated the Persians in The Battle of Salamis? That was far more decisive and consequential.
Then there are the British victories of Trafalger, The Nile, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, and the Battle of Sluys.
The Battle of Lepanto and The Battle of Tsushima were also more consequential and decisive.
Then there are the British victories of Trafalger, The Nile, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, and the Battle of Sluys.
The Battle of Lepanto and The Battle of Tsushima were also more consequential and decisive.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 7:18 pm to Penrod
I’d argue it is definitely one of the most consequential - WW2 is the most consequential war to ever occur. In all the other naval battles you mentioned, how many could put aircraft on top and invade another country from the skies which would have otherwise been impossible without controlling the seas.
If we lost the battle of Midway, Japan has an open pacific to start attacking the western coast and they would’ve plowed everything they had into their navy forces with the momentum and the opportunistic advantage to hold the pacific. Instead, we controlled it and brought the invasion to them and not vice versa.
While we did fight a 2 front war, it never got close to our land. If it did, it would’ve changed
If we lost the battle of Midway, Japan has an open pacific to start attacking the western coast and they would’ve plowed everything they had into their navy forces with the momentum and the opportunistic advantage to hold the pacific. Instead, we controlled it and brought the invasion to them and not vice versa.
While we did fight a 2 front war, it never got close to our land. If it did, it would’ve changed
Posted on 6/5/26 at 7:23 pm to Spankum
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That is very cool! How were you allowed to go there…I would think it would be off limits or something,
This is my fourth time here.
2018 - 16 weeks
2020-21 - 10 months
2022 - 24 weeks
Now - 8 weeks down, 16 to go
I’m the medical provider when I’m here.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 7:37 pm to LSU713Tiger
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If we lost the battle of Midway, Japan has an open pacific to start attacking the western coast
No, man. Japan did not have the resources for that. Japan would have lost WW2 regardless of the Battle of Midway. Within one year the US was turning out more ships, planes, tanks and other equipment in a single year than Japan had in total.
The Greek defeat of the Persians was way more important than Midway.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 7:39 pm to Volt
Fascinating. Thanks for posting.
Are there only like 40 people on the island? Are you bored out of your mind?
Planning a trip to Peleliu and Saipan currently so this kind of stuff is really interesting.
Are there only like 40 people on the island? Are you bored out of your mind?
Planning a trip to Peleliu and Saipan currently so this kind of stuff is really interesting.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 7:42 pm to Volt
Great movie with a great cast, the 1976 movie.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 7:51 pm to Volt
Thanks for sharing Volt!
Posted on 6/5/26 at 7:57 pm to Volt
It’s also home to Wisdom, a 75+ year old Albatross…
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Wisdom (officially designated #Z333) is a wild female Laysan albatross, the oldest confirmed wild bird in the world and the oldest banded bird in the world.[2] First tagged in 1956 at Midway Atoll by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), she was still incubating eggs as late as 2025 and has received international media coverage in her lifetime. She was spotted alive and apparently healthy as recently as November 2025.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 8:08 pm to Penrod
This is the coolest thing I’ve seen posted on TD. Sort of jealous as I would love to go there and visit one day, but I know that’s almost impossible.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 8:20 pm to contraryman
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This is the coolest thing I’ve seen posted on TD
Naw some,Baw surely posted picks of his wife..
Posted on 6/5/26 at 8:47 pm to Penrod
We weren’t turning out aircraft carriers…. Not saying we would’ve lost but it would’ve made the war drastically different and longer.
We had 4 operational heavy aircraft carriers in the Pacific during Midway, same amount as Japan. We destroyed all 4 of Japans. Afterwards, capital poured in and we went overdrive on production to capitalize on the naval superiority and get in a position to never give it up.
If Japan did that to us, they would’ve done the same.
We had 4 operational heavy aircraft carriers in the Pacific during Midway, same amount as Japan. We destroyed all 4 of Japans. Afterwards, capital poured in and we went overdrive on production to capitalize on the naval superiority and get in a position to never give it up.
If Japan did that to us, they would’ve done the same.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 8:47 pm to JohnLasater
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Are there only like 40 people on the island? Are you bored out of your mind?
As of today, there's 48 people here of which ~30 are from Thailand.
This place has its ups and downs. There's a workout gym, basketball gym, pickleball (we even had a few tournaments), bowling alley with three functional lanes left (barely), pool tables, ping pong, shuffle table, the beach, snorkeling.
2018 was like a non-stop beach party. The female volunteers were party animals. Karaoke all the time. Too much partying honestly. I'm on call 24/7 so I participated lightly, but it was fun.
2020-21 through winter into summer was sometimes miserable due to constant raining, very windy, and cold. Bicycles are our main transportation, so always a wet butt. Although, it was definitely less stressful than being in the medical field on mainland during covid.
2023 - A lot of people throughout the summer here for a big project. Up to 92 and a lot more ladies. Beach, summer, ladies, kinis...it was nice.
Now - its back to blah. At least its warmed up and there's the beach and snorkeling.
Starlink had been a game changer here for the obvious reasons, but it's made almost everyone very lazy as they mostly stay in their rooms outside of working hours.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 8:52 pm to LSU713Tiger
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If Japan did that to us, they would’ve done the same.
No indeed not. They didn't have 1/10 the capacity we did. We were turning out about three light carriers per month a few months later.
The Japanese built 14 more carriers and could not even man them. The US built a hundred and manned them easily. This was always a mismatch as Yamamoto well understood.
This post was edited on 6/5/26 at 8:56 pm
Posted on 6/5/26 at 9:03 pm to Penrod
You are proving my point….we took out their entire carrier fleet, many high ranking naval officers and pilots, etc.
It was a crushing blow. Also, don’t forget that our navy was responsible for keeping their resources limited cutting off labor and materials from China, Southeast Asia, Guadalcanal, etc.
Do you think if we lost all our carriers this would’ve been effective or do you think Japan would’ve been emboldened to grab more resources? Yes, we would’ve ultimately out resourced them but would’ve taken significant time to recover.
This is opinion but I also believe American morale if we lost all 4 carriers after Pearl Harbor would’ve been very low and impacted war efforts back home.
It was a crushing blow. Also, don’t forget that our navy was responsible for keeping their resources limited cutting off labor and materials from China, Southeast Asia, Guadalcanal, etc.
Do you think if we lost all our carriers this would’ve been effective or do you think Japan would’ve been emboldened to grab more resources? Yes, we would’ve ultimately out resourced them but would’ve taken significant time to recover.
This is opinion but I also believe American morale if we lost all 4 carriers after Pearl Harbor would’ve been very low and impacted war efforts back home.
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