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Pearl Harbor
The United States knew about the bombing of Pearl Harbor but, could not track the ships and planes. After a message being delivered by a biker, the biker heard a big ezplosion. When the biker got back from delivering the message he told the United States about the hearing of a bombing. -
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United States War int he Pacific Timeline
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First U.S. carrier, the LANGLEY, is sunk by Japanese bombers.
The Langley was launched in 1912 as the naval collier. On December 8, 1941, the Langley was part of the Asiatic Fleet in the Philippines when the Japanese attacked. On February 27, the Langley parted company from the convoy and headed straight for the port at Tjilatjap, Java. -
U.S. Attack on Japanese
The United States wanted to get payback on Japan from when they bombed Pearl Harbor. The United States killed thgousands of people. -
Pacific Theater Progress
The United States made prgress on the Pacific Theater. This was also war for Japan. Japan had no more thann 10% of nthe industrial potential. -
U.S. Carrier-based and land-based planes destroy the Japanese base at Rabaul.
On Novemnber 1, 1943, The japanese reacted by sending a force of cruisers and destroyers toannihilate the beachhead, but it was intercepted by na American Cruiser-destroyer force on the early morning of November 2. American SK radars picked up the enemy at 1:13 p.m. at 119 miles and closing. Two dive-bomber gunners fired from the rear of their parked planes. -
Bataan Recaptured by U.S.
America avenged its defeat in the Philippines generally, and Bataan specifically, witht he invasion of Leyte Island in October 1944. In January 1945, MacArthur was given control of all American land forces in the Pacific. On January 9, 1945, U.S. forces sealed off the Bataan Peninsula in the north; on February 16, the 8th Army occupied the southern tip of Bataan, as MacArthur drew closer to Manila and the complete recapture of the Philippines. -
Iowa Jima
The Americans started pressuring the Japanese. 550 Marines were dead. When America defeated Japan the American flag was put up in Iowa Jima. -
The first U.S. Naval bombardment of Japanese home islands.
On July 14, 1945, Abbot joined the Thrid Fleet in a series of raids on Honshu, one of Japans main Islands. At 11:00 the battleship South Dakota hoisted the flag signal "Never Forget Pearl Harbor" to Task Force 39.4.1. Abbot was there, Cruisingabout 3,000 yeards offshore to spot the fall of the shells and screen the battleships. -
First Atomic Bomb is successfully tested in the U.S.
On this day in 1945, at 5:29:45 a.m., the Manhattan Project comes to an explosive end as the first atomic bomb is successfully tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Plans for the creation of a uranium bomb by the Allies were established as early as 1939. -
The first bomb was dropped
Two bombs were transported to the Pacific Theater for use against Japan. The first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Ater the first bombing and loosing 100,00 people the Japan government still refused to surrender.
