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Doolittle's raid

Apr 18, 1942

The first air raid by the United States to strike the Japanese Home Islands (specifically Honshu) during World War II.the first air raid by the United States to strike the Japanese Home Islands (specifically Honshu) during World War II.

Coral Sea

May 4, 1942

The Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the United States and Australia.

Midway

Jun 4, 1942

The most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II., the United States Navy decisively defeated an Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) attack against Midway Atoll, inflicting irreparable damage on the Japanese fleet

Guadalcanal

Aug 7, 1942

August 7, 1942 and February 9, 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theatre of World War II. It was the first major offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan.The Allies intended to use Guadalcanal and Tulagi as bases to support a campaign to eventually capture or neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul on New Britain.

Saipan

Jun 15, 1944

The Battle of Saipan was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands from 15 June-9 July 1944. The Allied invasion fleet embarking the expeditionary forces left Pearl Harbor on 5 June 1944, the day before Operation Overlord in Europe was launched.

Iwo Jima

Feb 19, 1945

the battle of iwo jima was a major battle in which the United States fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Empire of Japan. The U.S. invasion, charged with the mission of capturing the three airfields on Iwo Jima,[2] resulted in some of the fiercest fighting in the Pacific Campaign of World War II.

Okinawa

Apr 1, 1945

The battle of okinawa was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II. The 82-day-long battle lasted from early April until mid-June 1945.