• Although, the US Navy suffered great casualties in this battle, it was the first time the US put a stop to Japans offensive after the attack at Pearl Harbor.

Naval intelligence were able to breakdown some of the Japanese naval code.  This information indicated the Japanese force where moving into the Western and Northern Pacific.

• Nimitz was certain the enemy where going to strike at Midway.  Although, Admiral King, the Chief of Naval Operations, sensed that the use of the battleships in such an offensive could debilitate the Pacific Navy to a great extent and did not recommend the use of them, Nimitz decided to take the risk and directed efforts to reinforce Midway.  He ordered part of a raider battalion, four submarines, Army bombers, Task Force 16 and the carriers Yorktown and Hornet.
• The Imperial Japanese Navy had a superior carrier fleet, with more carriers than of the US fleet and better trained aviators.
• The US Navy got lucky because they where not detected driving to Midway.  Japanese submarines arrived late on station and the US ships had already passed them.
• The battle demonstrated how vital and superior was the carrier as a weapon.  The whole battle was fought through the use of airplanes.
• The United States where victorious.  The US Navy only suffered one great casualty, the sinking of the Yorktown, while the Japanese lost the carriers Kaga, Akagi, Soryu, and Hiryu.
• This battle stands in history as one of the most decisive battles in the Pacific.  It was the turning point where the Japanese had to begin to fight a defensive war.  The US forces successfully curtailed any further Japanese invasions in the Pacific.
• Admiral Nimitz report of the Battle of Midway to Admiral King.

• Halsey will try to bring optimism to his troops by challenging them to "Operation Shoestring" whenever they where fighting with little logistical support.