War in the Pacific

Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

At 6 am on Sunday December 7th the first wave of Japanese bombers strike

The United States declares war on Japan.

Dec 8, 1941

The United States declares war on Japan. Japan bombs the Philippines

Japan extends further across the Pacific

Period: Dec 8, 1941 to Apr 30, 1942

Japan extends further across the Pacific with victories in the Philippines, Guam, Wake Island, the Dutch East Indies, Malaya, and the Solomon Islands

U.S. troops surrender at Bataan in the Philippines

Apr 9, 1942

Only one day after the Japanese bombed the base

The U.S, and Japanese navies fight in the Battle of the Coral Sea.

Period: May 7, 1942 to May 8, 1942

The Japanese advance is stopped at the Battle of Midway

Period: Jun 4, 1942 to Jun 6, 1942

U.S. Marines land on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands

Aug 7, 1942

We begin to fight for the oil fields and airbases

U.S. forces land on Iwo Jima, Japan

Feb 19, 1945

We battle for the three airfields. On the 5th day of battle 6 marines raise the flag on Mt. Suribachi

U.S. forces land on Okinawa, Japan

Apr 1, 1945

We battle for the airfield vital to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The "Enola Gay" drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

Aug 6, 1945

The "Bockscar" drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan

Aug 9, 1945

Japan surrenders

Aug 14, 1945

Japan signs surrender documents aboard the USS Missouri

Sep 2, 1945