Summary of David Rigby's Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 On June 4, 1942, Wade McClusky was flying at 19,000ft in a Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive-bomber at the head of two squadrons of USS Enterprise dive-bombers, Scouting Six and Bombing Six. He was tasked with attacking the Japanese carrier striking force, Kido Butai. #2 McClusky’s sixth sense told him that the Japanese were not going too fast, but too slow. They must have been held up somehow, and still be to his north. He turned right, leading his squadrons in a northwesterly direction. #3 The most important factor when choosing senior commanders for the Army is character, which involves integrity, unselfish and devoted purpose, a sturdiness of bearing when everything goes wrong, and a willingness to sacrifice self in the interest of the common good. #4 The Japanese showed at Midway that they were not good at improvising when the plan went awry. Without meaning any disrespect to the Japanese pilots who fought bravely at Midway, I believe that a Japanese squadron leader would have turned his group around and headed back to his carrier to refuel and get new orders before continuing a search for an enemy fleet.