80 years ago and we still honor these men and women who saved our world from tyranny.Their sacrifice gave us 80 years of peace.Thank God for people like that.

@benpaka2928

Ай бұрын

That’s right! We defeated tyrants (Nazis and imperial Japan) and won with tyrants (big federal government and later on global government pushes)! Glad we were saved.

My grandfather was a chief petty officer stationed to Yorktown just before Midway. He served as a director of anti-aircraft fire, positioned in the sponsons just forward of Yorktown's island superstructure. He was ordered into the water 3 times that day. Twice by Yorktown's skipper. After being ordered to abandon ship for the second time, he was recovered by the destroyer USS Hammann. Hammann then stationed alongside Yorktown. Gramps was part of a Yorktown crew recovered by Hammann that was providing water and power to those still aboard Yorktown, trying to put her fires out and save her. A Japanese submarine found them and fired four torpedoes. One missed. Two slammed into Yorktown, dooming her. The fourth hit Hammann amidships and broke her in two. She sank in four minutes. In fact she sank so fast that no one that was below deck aboard Hammann survived. To make matters worse, Hammanns depth charges were not returned to "safe" and as the ship quickly settled, they began exploding, blowing swimming sailors everywhere. Gramps survived that day. He refused to talk about Yorktown. He was quickly transferred to CV6 Enterprise after Yorktown's loss and spent the rest of 1942, and the first part of 1943 aboard her, in all of the major engagements. The stories were epic. The man was...and still is my hero.

@dennislewis9400

Күн бұрын

Excellent story 😊

@dennislewis9400

Күн бұрын

Yorktown one of a kind ship excellent namesake for great class of warships.

I Always Loved The Yorktown Class Design! They're Sharp Looking! ⚓

Thank God for the skill, ability and bravery of all those great servicemen. My Uncle Mr. Oral Thuma served on this carrier. He survived and was rescued from the waters by the U.S.S. Fulton.

They built another Yorktown. It lies in Charleston harbor today. Charelston, South Carolina. Come and see her. She looks great!!!!😊

@TheValorVault

8 ай бұрын

She is in great condition, been on her 3 times!

@briantaylor6562

8 ай бұрын

@@TheValorVault me too. Was a long time ago, the last time.....1981.

@RayyMusik

7 ай бұрын

CV-10 at Patriots Point. Visited her in 1996.

@briantaylor6562

7 ай бұрын

@@RayyMusik it's been much longer for me, to see her up close, anyway.

@IRNHYD

2 ай бұрын

The Yorktown moored in SC is CV10, an Essex class carrier that was built later in the war and named in honor of Yorktown CV5.

Dad was an electrician on CV5 im very proud to be a Yorktowners son

@bri-manhunter2654

5 ай бұрын

I’m proud to be from Yorktown Va. she was an awesome ship!

Very well done. You are doing great keep up the work. Thanks.

@TheValorVault

8 ай бұрын

Thank you.

This book gives the details of the Yorktown's superior performance in this battle. "Rendezvous at Midway: U.S.S. Yorktown and the Japanese Carrier Fleet" by Pat Frank Joseph and Daniel Harrington.

My grandad was on the ship at Midway, he survived.

There needs to be a CVN named Yorktown.

Please do uss mid way

Love how crap like this is just AI generated now. After touring the CV 10 Yorktown, and just annoys me how kids can just crank out crap like this

Well protected...by being SUNK ??? (Yorktown & Hornet ???)

@bri-manhunter2654

5 ай бұрын

What a silly thing to say, Ignorance or sarcasm…

@billotto602

5 ай бұрын

@@bri-manhunter2654 they talked about the USS Lexington being at Midway. It was sunk at Corral Sea...

@bri-manhunter2654

5 ай бұрын

@@billotto602. Wow, how did I miss that part😶