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Doolittle's Raid
-Happened less than 5 months after Pearl Harbor.
-sixteen twin-engine B-25s attacked tokyo and other nearby cities
-Victor : United States -
Coral Sea
-Japanese planes sank an American oiler and an American destroyer because they thought they were Rear Adm. Frank J. Fletcher's main force.
-Lexington had 2 more carriers ready to intercept.
-This was histories first carrier battle
-Americans lost more ships, and the Japanese, more planes
-no victor: draw -
Midway
-Turning point of battle in the Pacific
-Japanese were winning up until this battle
-Americans discovered Japanese plan and stopped their attack.
-Though outnumbered, Americans had element of surprise
-Very important victory for United States. -
Guadalcanal
-Allies planned to seize bases in the southern Solomon Islands
-Japanese struck back swift and hard.
-Couldnt stand up to American offensive
-American Victory -
Saipan
-Lasted until July 9
-More than 300 LVTs landed 8,000 Marines on the west coast of Saipan by about 09:00
-The naval force consisted of the battleships USS Tennessee and California. The cruisers were USS Birmingham and Indianapolis. The destroyers were USS Norman Scott, Monssen, Colahan, Halsey Powell, Bailey, Robinson and Albert W. Grant
-Was the most costly victory for the Americans during the Pacific War -
Iwo Jima
-Also called Operation Detachment
-The iconic "raising the flag" image came from this battle
-Decisive American Victory -
Okinawa
-Americans witnessed many Kamikaze attacks
-12,513 American casualties.
-95,000+ Japanese deaths
-Allied victory
