Status - John Skinner - USS O'Brien:
O'Brien, escorting Curtiss, had completed its trip to Midway and returned to Pearl Harbor on April 3rd. O'Brien would remain at Pearl Harbor until April 18th.
On April 1st, the newly arrived carrier USS Hornet received onboard 16 B-25 bombers. Hornet had earlier tested takeoffs of B-25s from its flight deck. Now it had a full load of 16, but only a few knew why the bombers were there. On leaving port the next day, everyone was informed: the mission was a bombing raid on Japan, later known as the Doolittle Raid.
U. S. Navy Task Forces:
- Task Force 17 (Yorktown) remained in the South Pacific area to continue raids and offensive operations.
- Task Force 11 (Lexington) arrived at Pearl Harbor on March 26th. Lexington undergoing refit until April 16th.
- Task Force 16 (Enterprise) remained at Pearl Harbor.
- USS Hornet had begun its mission and was heading for Hawaii, where it would rendezvous with Task Force 16.
More Information:
- Official Navy Chronology, pp. 174-176.
- The First South Pacific Campaign, John B. Lundstrom, pp. 78-79.
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