Completed the following sentence: In late May 1942, in an effort to draw out and destroy the elusive American carriers, Japanese forces organized attacks on the Aleutian Islands in Alaska and
Midway Atoll in the Western Pacific. Nagumo, aboard "Akagi", led "Kaga", "Sōryū", and "Hiryū" and the support ships of the First Carrier Striking Force to Midway. In the initial attack, Japanese planes neutralized a small force of fighter aircraft and inflicted heavy damage to American installations.<unk> In the initial attack, Japanese planes neutralized a small force of fighter aircraft and inflicted heavy damage to American installations. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> American dive-bombers, arriving late after difficulty locating the fleet, soon landed fatal strikes on "Akagi", "Kaga", and "Sōryū". "Yorktown", handicapped by hits from "Hiryū's" bombers, managed to return to the fight only to take two torpedo hits a couple of hours later. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>