John Lundstrom’s new book, Black Shoe Carrier Admiral, is not a biography of Admiral Fletcher. It could best be described as an operational history of Fletcher’s command from December 1941 through ...

The opposing commanders, U.S. Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher and Japanese Vice Admiral Takeo Takagi and Rear Admiral Tadaichi Hara, endeavored to "get in the first blow", a presumed prerequisite ...

Boo, a native of Waterloo, who now lives in Columbia, was senior yeoman for Admiral Frank "Black Jack" Fletcher, and his job was to follow around the task force commander and keep a war diary in ...

An upcoming book takes a fresh look at the role of Rear Admiral Frank J. Fletcher in that battle. Author Interviews. Adm. Fletcher and the Battle of Midway. June 2, 2005 12:00 AM ET.