Thanks for the help guys about this! Here's the prologue:
The Doolittle Raid was a planned attack on Japan to be led by Jimmy Doolittle. It was canceled after the two B-25's that attempted to fly off the Hornet crashed, damaging the carrier, and killing Jimmy Doolittle. The Hornet took damage to her bow, and required three weeks of repair, to fix her bow. 24 of the groups B-25B bombers, were formed to create the 9th BS, known as "Doolittle Raiders" after the person who organized the planned raid. The 9th BS, were loaded on the USS Hornet for transfer to the Pacific at Midway, and the Hornet arrived at the Canal on March 8th, with it arriving at Pearl on the 24th, where it would refuel, before delivering the 24 B-25B's at Midway Island.
The USS Enterprise on March 4th launched the Marcus Island Raid, with a loss of a single SBD to AA fire. The crew were taken prisoner, but the pilot Hilton, and gunner Leaming survived the war. On March 10th, the Enterprise arrived at Pearl for refueling and minor repairs. For a month and a half, the Enterprise relaxed, while codebreakers uncovered the Japanese code, and admirals planned an attack. The USS Enterprise, would be remembered for it's role as you read.
The 9th BS, on April 1st were placed on Midway Island, and most people commonly thought it was a joke. The 24 B-25B bombers would play a crucial role in the upcoming future. The USS Hornet launched another 36 F4F fighters, holding it's maximum amount of aircraft under escort. After deploying the 60 aircraft, she turned back to Pearl, where it's next and possibly last mission would take place.
After the code of which Port Moresby would be attacked by Japanese forces, Admiral Nimitz, coordinated an assault to launch his carrier forces to intercept the Japanese carriers. The USS Hornet, and USS Enterprise in Task Force 16 were accompianed by the cruisers Salt Lake City, Northampton, and Vincennes, and the destroyers Fanning, Benham, Ellet, Gwin, Meredith, Grayson, and Monssen. Two oilers the Cimarron and Sabine were also in Task Force 16. The USS Lexington was in Task Force 11, with two cruisers and five destroyers escorting her under command of Rear Admiral Audrey Fitch. The USS Yorktown was in Task Force 17, with an escort of three cruisers, six destroyers, and two oilers under command of Rear Admiral Frank Fletcher. Task Force 44 with the three cruisers of the HMAS Australia, the HMAS Hobart, and the USS Chicago, with three destroyers escorting them. It was under command of Australian Rear Admiral John Crace. Vice Admiral William Halsey, was in command of Task Force 16, and the total commander of the US Forces for the battle. What resulted was the first battle of the carriers, and a battle that would decide the turning point of the war.
Alright here are the US Forces:
4 Fleet Carriers
11 Cruisers
21 Destroyers
4 Oilers
Approximately 360 Aircraft (All the carriers are fully loaded with all available aircraft)
I assume this is good?