About this episode

The episode discusses the efforts to honor codebreaker Joe Rochefort for his contributions during the Battle of Midway.

Host Emily Abdow talks to author Ed Offley about his article on the quest to award the unsung codebreaking hero of the Battle of Midway, Commander Joe Rochefort, the Distinguished Service Medal.

People in this episode

Host: Emily Abdow

Guest: Ed Offley

Topics covered

• Naval history
• Codebreaking
• Military honors
• World War II
• Recognition of service

Keywords

• Midway
• Joe Rochefort
• codebreaker
• Distinguished Service Medal
• Ed Offley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Naval Institute

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