The only fighter escort of the Midway Striking force lost in aerial combat over Midway Atoll was a Kaga A6M2 that piloted by PO1c Ito Hiromi. Of the kill clams for Japanese fighters submitted by the surviving Marine pilots of VMF-221, the most creditable were made by Capt. Marion Eugene Carl, USMC (5th Division F4F-3) and Capt. William Carter Humberd, USMC (3rd Division F2A-3). If you have a way to determine whoch got the kill, you are better than I am
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BTW, the total Japanese losses were 11 planes, with 6 others damaged beyond local repair. [though Tomaonaga flew his again anyway] and likely cause of each, included the following:
3 Hiryu B5N2 shot down (2xF2A-3 [1st division], 1xAA)
1 Hiryu B5N2 ditched @ Kure (F2A-3 [1st/4th divisions])
1 Hiryu B5N2 ditched back at KdB (F2A-3 [1st/4th divisions])
1 Hiryu B5N2 badly damaged [Tomonaga] (F4F-3 [likely by Capt. John Frank Carey, USMC])
4 Hiryu B5N2 out of action (3xF2A-3, 1xF4F-3 [likely by 2nd Lt. Clayton Milbourne Canfield, USMCR])
1 Soryu B5B2 shot down (F2A-3 [3rd division])
2 Soryu B5N2 ditched back at KdB (2xF2A-3 [3rd division])
1 Soryu B5N2 out of action on Hiryu (F2A-3 [3rd division])
1 Kaga D3A1 shot down (AA)
1 Akagi A6M2 shot down (AA)
1 Kaga A6M2 shot down (F4F-3 [Carl] or F2A-3 [Humberd])
Hope this is of interest.
Mark E. Horan