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Battle of Midway Alexis Rooney, Aubrey Collins, Tanya Daher Mod 7/8 How Long Did It Last? The Battle of Midway lasted from June 3-6, 1942 Description of Battle A naval battle that was fought around the Midway Islands on the Pacific Japan was on the offensive Planned to capture Midway as an advance base and entrap and destroy U.S. Pacific Fleet Description of Battle continued… U.S. Pacific Fleet surprised Japan by sinking 4 of Japan’s carriers that had attacked Pearl Harbor 6 months before After Americans and allies took the offensive. Events Leading Up to Battle One month after the battl