Buuxi weedhan soo socota: "Portland" ayaa ka dibna ka qeyb gashay kooxda Admiral Frank J. Fletcher ee Task Force 17 si ay u qabsadaan ciidamada Japan ee u dhow Midway Atoll. Inta lagu gudajiray
Dagaalkii ka dhacay halkaas 4 ilaa 7 Juun 1942, "Portland" waxay bixisay difaaca diyaaradaha ee diyaaradaha xambaara, kaas oo dhowr jeer lagu dhuftay gantaallo Japan ah oo la afuufay. DuBose ayaa markaa amar ku bixiyay howlgalka badbaadinta ee xubnaha shaqaalaha ka badbaaday "Yorktown" waxayna ku qaadeen "Portland" ilaa Pearl Harbor laba maalmood ka dib.