Allied Advances in Asia and the Pacific By Cup-O-Noodle Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Dec 31, 1945 0f World War 2 Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor May 4, 1942 Coral Sea Jun 4, 1942 Midway Aug 7, 1942 guadalcanal Nov 20, 1943 Tarawa Feb 17, 1944 Eniwetok Jun 15, 1944 Saipan Jul 21, 1944 Guam Oct 20, 1944 Philippines Feb 19, 1945 Iwo Jima Apr 3, 1945 Okinawa