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John White Acree—born on 23 April 1918 in Lynchburg, [[Virginia]] —graduated from the [[University of Virginia]] before enlisting in the Naval Reserve on 9 August 1940. Following training which included service in battleship [[New York]] (BB-34), Acree was appointed midshipman, USNR, on 16 December 1940. Upon successfully completing the course at the Naval Reserve Midshipman's School, Northwestern University, Chicago, 111., he was commissioned ensign on 14 March 1941; assigned to Enterprise (CV-6); and he served in that historic aircraft carrier through the tense final months of American neutrality and during most of the first grim year of war following the [[Japanese]] surprise raid on [[Pearl Harbor]].

John White Acree—born on 23 April 1918 in Lynchburg, [[Virginia]] —graduated from the [[University of Virginia]] before enlisting in the Naval Reserve on 9 August 1940. Following training which included service in battleship [[New York]] (BB-34), '''Acree''' was appointed midshipman, USNR, on 16 December 1940. Upon successfully completing the course at the Naval Reserve Midshipman's School, Northwestern University, Chicago, 111., he was commissioned ensign on 14 March 1941; assigned to Enterprise (CV-6); and he served in that historic aircraft carrier through the tense final months of American neutrality and during most of the first grim year of war following the [[Japanese]] surprise raid on [[Pearl Harbor]].

Following that attack, Enterprise and her few sister carriers were the principal force which stood between Japan and complete mastery of the [[Pacific]]. An unsuccessful search for the Japanese attacking force began the carrier's wartime saga and was quickly followed by duty protecting Allied convoys and by air strikes against Japanese islands in the Central Pacific. Next, she accompanied Hornet (CV-8) as that ship carried Army B-25 bombers for Lt. Col. Doolittle's air raid against Tokyo. Although Enterprise next raced toward the Southwestern Pacific to help protect Allied shipping lanes to Australia, she was too late to join Lexington (CV-2) and Yorktown (CV-5) in the Battle of the Coral Sea. However, early in June, she played a major role in the Battle of Midway during which American forces decisively defeated a major enemy task force.

Following that attack, Enterprise and her few sister carriers were the principal force which stood between Japan and complete mastery of the [[Pacific]]. An unsuccessful search for the Japanese attacking force began the carrier's wartime saga and was quickly followed by duty protecting Allied convoys and by air strikes against Japanese islands in the Central Pacific. Next, she accompanied Hornet (CV-8) as that ship carried Army B-25 bombers for Lt. Col. Doolittle's air raid against Tokyo. Although Enterprise next raced toward the Southwestern Pacific to help protect Allied shipping lanes to Australia, she was too late to join Lexington (CV-2) and Yorktown (CV-5) in the Battle of the Coral Sea. However, early in June, she played a major role in the Battle of Midway during which American forces decisively defeated a major enemy task force.

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