Re: There seems to be NO "media" presentation of the event that....
Sad that Fletcher is not mentioned in the 2019 movie. He ordered Spruance to "proceed southwesterly and attack enemy carriers when definitely located." Sounds pretty much to me that he was in command. Seems to me he deserved a fifth star for that just like Mitscher deserved a fifth star also. And the army could have given Patton, Eichelberger and Kenney a fifth star as well.
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