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On This Day in History - May 8, 1942

May 8, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of the Coral Sea, ends. Japanese and US carrier fleets at Coral Sea discovered each other in the morning, each closing in to attack. Japanese carrier Shokaku was damaged by 3 bombs at 1057 hours (223 casualties), while American carrier USS Lexington was hit by two bombs at 1120 hours (191 killed; would soon be lost) and American carrier USS Yorktown was hit by a bomb (66 casualties). Pictured: USS Lexington, abandoned and burning, several hours after being damaged by Japanese airstrikes