10 Events of the Pacific Theater By ldavis6 Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor May 1, 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea Jun 1, 1942 Battle of Midway Period: Aug 1, 1942 to Feb 1, 1943 Battle of Guadalcanal Nov 20, 1943 Battle of Tarawa Period: Oct 1, 1944 to Dec 1, 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf Period: Feb 1, 1945 to Mar 1, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima Period: Apr 1, 1945 to Jun 1, 1945 Battle of Okinawa May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders and WWII ends Aug 1, 1945 Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki