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Doolittle's Raid
An air-craft carrier held an Army twined-engine bomber to fly over and hit Japan along with Chinas airfeilds
They hit most of Japan yet did not reach Chinas airfolds
The US Hornet was the major air craft carrier
It was a morale booster for the Americans -
Midway
The battle lasted 3 days, May 4-7, 1942
Air craft carries were used again in battle, as the battle took place it was an equal fight yet, the Americas soon took offenseive power.
The US Navy waited for the for the Japanese and ambushed them and took the vistory of midway -
Coral Sea
The battle lasted1day May 7th-8th 1942
Was fought Southwest of the Solomon Islands
It was the one of the first battles to have opposing sides using air crafts carries in battle
Stragetic victory for both sides -
Guadalcanal
The battle lasted two days August 7th-9th 1942
The aircraft carrier entered and bombarded Japanese Lunga
Entered "Red" Beach and completed Japans airforce.
Point the US Marines forced their way through the island and captured their supplies and left with a victory -
Saipan
Fought on the Mariana Islands
Victory for the US Navy
Japenese were hit with a surprise attack -
Iwo Jima
The battle last over a month until march 26th
The United States sucessfully captured the island from the empire of Japan
Also known as Operation Detachment
Had to capture the airfields before attacking the mainland -
Okinawa
82 day long battle from early april till june
largest amphibious assalt in world war two
allied victory
strongly supported by the air forces on the allied side
strongly known for the kamikaze attacks on the Japense end and the heavy numbers of the American ships and armed vehicles that destroyed the island
