The late Sen. Daniel Inouye received the Medal of Honor for his battlefield bravery during World War II while serving with the mostly Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
Many “what if” scenarios rely on close calls, in which the outcome pivoted on a single event that went one way but might easily have gone another. But in the case of Coral Sea, it's almost easier to explain how the Japanese could have won the battle than explain how they managed to lose it.