“Eventually, Admiral Yarnell’s victory was declared void due to complaints that he had acted in an unfair manner – that if there had been a state of war, the element of surprise would not have been a factor.”
In 1932 Admiral Yarnell took two carriers, hid in the weather and caught Pearl Harbor asleep on a Sunday morning. His win was voided because surprise was unfair. Admiral King did it again in 1938. Japan was paying attention, even if Washington wasn’t.