Raymond Spruance Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Raymond Spruance, based on 3 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

3 records1942–19421 events1 places

Chronological biography

1942

Battle of Midway1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Midway

Commands the Enterprise-Hornet force

Battle of Midway4 June 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Midway

Attacks Japanese carriers heading for Midway, lulls Nagumo into false sense of victory

Battle of Midway6 June 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Midway

Turns away from Yamamoto & frustrates the his plan for trapping US forces

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.