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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1942
Page
6
Kenneth L. Smith, gunner's mate on the Yorktown during the Battle of Midway, visited an uncle's home and recounted the fateful day when the carrier met her doom. He spoke of comparing to Americans and his Lisbon, Ohio roots.
From 35 to 40 bombers were in the group and our fighter planes shot down the greater share of them. Several of the bombers did get at the ship and scored bomb hits.
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