-
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese launched a suprise attack on PEarl Harbor in Hawaii. 4 US Navy ships were sunk and another four were damaged and 188 US Aircraft were destroyed as well, The attacks resulted in 2402 deaths and an additional 1282 were injured. -
Fall of Bataan
The fall of Bataan, a province of the Phillippenes, to the Japanese effectively ended American resistence in the Phillippenes -
Doolittle Raid
Also known as the Tokyo Raid, the Doolittle Raid was an air raid conducted by the US upon Tokyo, Japan and other places within Japanese control such as Honshu Island.The raid caused very little material damage but succeeded in raising American Morale as well as casting doubt within Japan. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
This was the first battle in which only aircraft carriers were used. The naval ships never actually engaged eachother. The US lost 656 men, 3 ships, and 69 aircrafts. The Japanese lost 966 men, 5 ships, and 92 aircraft. -
Battle for Corregidor
The Japanese degeated the US' and the Commonwealth of the Phillippenes' forces, securing one of the finest natural harbors in the east. The land was reclaimed by the US in1945. It was one of the most costly battels in the Pacific Theater of Operations with the US losing a total of 12,804 men over a period of two months. The island's strategic value, however, was questionable and many debate if the cost justified the outcome. -
Battle of Midway
This is considered the most important battle in the Pacific Theater of Operations. This American victory effectively put an end to Japanese expansion in the Pacific, thus turning the tide of the war. This also offered a strategic advantange to the US military as it provided a base to refuel, restock, etc. in the middle of the Pacific -
Guadalcanal
This was a major campaign in the Pacific that lasted six months. The American forces eventually gained control of the island and declared it secure on February 9th, 1943. This victory effectively stopped Japanese expansion in the Pacific and is considered to be just as important in the regard as the Battle of Midway. -
Battle of Peleliu
The Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, was fought between the United States and the Empire of Japan in the Pacific Theater of World War II, from September–November 1944 on the island of Peleliu, present-day Palau. U.S. Marines fought to capture an airstrip on the small coral island.
