GENERAL MACARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, Melbourne -- A threat to Port Moresby, chief allied outpost in New Guinea, dwindled Monday night with reports that Japanese troops have fallen back on Lae, 195 miles ...

The first torpedo hit the USS Lexington's port side at about 11 a.m. on the last day of the Battle of the Coral Sea, a critical point in the United States' war against Japan. Within minutes, another ...

The aircraft carrier burns and sinks after being abandoned by the crew on May 8, 1942 during the Battle of Coral Sea. Note planes parked aft, untouched by the fire. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage ...

In May 1942, the Second World War was expanding across the Pacific. An Imperial Japanese navy invasion fleet was steaming toward Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. To protect that amphibious force, ...