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Years Ago—May 8, 1942: Battle of the Coral Sea concludes: US deters Japanese
landing at Port Moresby, New Guinea, first carrier-on-carrier battle in
history. In Battle of the Coral Sea, US carrier Lexington is badly damaged and scuttled. Alvin York, WWI Medal of
Honor recipient “Sergeant York,” commissioned as major.
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