Opening credits prologue: "One of the greatest and most significant battles in the history of naval warfare occurred in May 1942.
The place: Coral Sea, South Pacific.
The participants: the Japanese Fifth Carrier Division and the United States Pacific Fleet.
The issue at stake was simple and clearcut. The enemy was moving rapidly towards Australia and had to be stopped. He was stopped.
The Allied victory in the South Pacific will stand in world history as a noble monument to the memory of the gallant men and officers of the United States Navy who fought and won the battle of the Coral Sea."
Signed: Rear Admiral John J. Bergen, U S N R
President Navy League of the United States
Opening credits prologue: MARCH 14TH, 1942 3 DAYS AFTER THE FALL OF CORREGIDOR
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