CV - 8 ) ▁during ▁her ▁fitting - out ▁( pre - comm ission ing ) ▁period ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁Lieutenant ▁In gers oll ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Hor net ▁during ▁the ▁critical ▁early ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific , ▁including ▁on ▁the ▁famous ▁D ool ittle ▁Ra id ▁on ▁Tokyo ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁Hor net ''' s ▁ma iden ▁combat ▁voyage . ▁ ▁In gers oll ▁served ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁USS ▁Hor net ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mid way ▁from ▁ 4 ▁June ▁to ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁fleet ▁based ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁decis ively ▁defeated ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Navy ▁( I J N ) ▁during ▁its ▁attack ▁on ▁Mid way ▁Island , ▁s inking ▁four ▁I J N ▁Japanese ▁aircraft ▁carri ers . ▁ ▁L t . ▁In gers oll ▁was ▁killed ▁at ▁his ▁battle ▁station ▁by ▁machine ▁gun ▁fire ▁from ▁a ▁cri pp led ▁f ighter ▁plane ▁( an ▁F 4 F ▁Wild cat ) ▁from ▁the ▁ ▁( CV - 5 ) ▁during ▁its ▁emer gency ▁landing ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁Hor net . ▁Its ▁wounded ▁pilot ▁was ▁either ▁unable ▁to , ▁or ▁failed ▁to , ▁cut ▁off ▁its ▁guns . ▁ ▁Four ▁en list ed ▁men ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁Hor net '' ▁were ▁also ▁killed , ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁more ▁sail ors ▁were ▁wounded ▁in ▁this ▁accident . ▁ ▁In ▁