https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Blog/term/229/locale/en-US/ANC-Blog-Navy Wed, 13 May 2026 15:51:08 GMT Wed, 13 May 2026 15:51:08 GMT Navy DotNetNuke Blog RSS Generator Version 10.0.4.0 30 https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Blog/Post/10258/Battle-of-Midway-Hero-Rests-at-ANC <p>In the movie &ldquo;Midway,&rdquo; Lieutenant Commander Richard &ldquo;Dick&rdquo; Best (played by Ed Skrein) dives his SBD Dauntless bomber toward two Japanese aircraft carriers and drops his bombs, scoring hits on both&mdash;on the same day! Anyone watching the movie might think this heroic act was the stuff of Hollywood dramatic license, but it was not.</p> Navy US Navy Kevin M. Hymel https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Blog/Post/10258/Battle-of-Midway-Hero-Rests-at-ANC Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:29:00 GMT 2019-12-20 10:29:00Z