Pre-battle Documents
CinC, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Estimate of the Situation CinC U.S. Pacific Fleet. Operation Plan No. 29-42 CinC U.S. Pacific Fleet. Letter. May 28, 1942 Cmdr. PatWing 2. Memorandum. May 23, 1942 Cmdr. PatRon 44. Operation Plan. June 1, 1942 CO 6th Def. Btn. F.M.F. Instruction No. 3-42
Action Reports
CinC, U.S. Pacific Fleet. June 28, 1942 Cmdr. Task Force SIXTEEN. June 16, 1942 Cmdr. Task Force SEVENTEEN. June 14, 1942 CO U.S.S. YORKTOWN (CV-5). June 18, 1942 CO U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6). June 8, 1942 CO U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6). June 13, 1942 CO U.S.S. HORNET (CV-8). June 13, 1942 Cmdr. Bombing Squadron 3 (VB-3). June 10, 1942 Cmdr. Scouting Squadron 5 (VS-5). June 7, 1942 Cmdr. Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6). June 10, 1942 Cmdr. Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6). June 20, 1942 CO Naval Air Station, Midway. June 18, 1942 OpO Naval Air Station, Midway. June 15, 1942 CO 6th Defense Bn., F.M.F. June 13, 1942 CO Marine Aircraft Group 22. June 7, 1942 XO Marine Aircraft Group 22. June 7, 1942 CO Marine Fighting Squadron 221. June 6, 1942 CO Marine Scout-Bombing 241. June 12, 1942
War Diaries, Logs
NAS Midway Island. War Diary, May 1-29, 1942 NAS Midway Island. War Diary, Battle of Midway U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6). War Diary, June 1942 U.S.S. HORNET (CV-8). Deck Logs, June 4-6, 1942
Early Researches
ONI Combat Narratives: Battle of Midway, 1943 The Japanese Story of the Battle of Midway, 1947 Richard W. Bates, U. S. Naval War College, 1948
  CinC, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Letter of Instructions. May 28, 1942
 
Cincpac File No.
 UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET
 U. S. S. PENNSYLVANIA, Flagship 
FLAGSHIP OF THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF		  

A16-3/A4-3/
FF12(12)/(16)

Serial 0115  W.

May 28, 1942.              

 

   S E C R E T

 

 

   From:       Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Fleet.
   To:         Commander Striking Forces (Operation Plan 29-42).

   
   Subject:    Letter of Instructions.

 

        1.     In carrying out the task assigned in Operation
   Plan 29-42 you will be governed by the principle of calculated    risk, which you shall interpret to mean the avoidance of expo-
   sure of your force to attack by superior enemy forces without
   good prospect of inflicting, as a result of such exposure,
   greater damage to the enemy. This applies to a landing phase
   as well as during preliminary air attacks.

 

 

 

C. W. NIMITZ.                 
           

 

   Copy to:

   Cominch.
   ComTaskFor. 16. (Delivered by hand by War Plans)
   ComTaskFor. 17. (Delivered by hand by War Plans)
   ComTaskFor. 11. (Hold until arrival Pearl)

 

 

 

P. C. CROSLEY,
Flag Secretary.