▁of ▁the ▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁USS ▁York town ▁( CV - 5 ), ▁replacing ▁Tor ped o ▁Squadron ▁ 5 ▁ab o ard ▁that ▁car rier , ▁Tor ped o ▁Squadron ▁ 3 ▁fle w ▁on ▁board ▁as ▁York town ▁depart ed ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mid way . ▁During ▁that ▁battle , ▁on ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁York town ▁launched ▁Tor ped o ▁Squadron ▁ 3 ▁and ▁Bomb ing ▁Squadron ▁ 3 , ▁covered ▁by ▁f igh ters ▁from ▁Fight ing ▁Squadron ▁ 3 , ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁Japanese ▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁force ▁in ▁concert ▁with ▁a ▁strike ▁from ▁aircraft ▁carri ers ▁USS ▁Enter prise ▁( CV - 6 ) ▁and ▁USS ▁Hor net ▁( CV - 8 ). ▁Circ um st ances , ▁however , ▁dict ated ▁that ▁only ▁the ▁York town ▁Air ▁Group ▁attacked ▁as ▁a ▁unit , ▁with ▁Tor ped o ▁Squadron ▁ 3 ▁following ▁Tor ped o ▁Squadron ▁ 8 ▁and ▁Tor ped o ▁Squadron ▁ 6 ▁as ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁tor ped o ▁squad rons ▁to ▁execute ▁their ▁brave ▁low - level ▁attacks . ▁Japanese ▁M its ub ishi ▁A 6 M 2 ▁Type ▁ 0 0 ▁car rier ▁f igh ters , ▁however , ▁over wh el med ▁the ▁six - plane ▁Fight ing ▁Squadron ▁ 3 ▁covering ▁element , ▁and , ▁in ▁concert ▁with ▁heavy ▁ant ia ircraft ▁fire ▁from ▁the ▁Japanese ▁aircraft ▁carri ers ▁and