PACIFIC WAR By AnthC Period: Jan 1, 1941 to Dec 31, 1943 PACIFIC WAR Feb 1, 1941 Australia sent troops to Malaysia Dec 10, 1941 Japanese sank to British battleships Dec 22, 1941 first American troops arrived at Brisbane Feb 1, 1942 USA and AUS were going to launch battle Japan from Australia Feb 8, 1942 Japanese landed in Singapore Feb 15, 1942 Fall of Singapore Feb 15, 1942 Japanese took 140,00 prisoners about 15,000 Australians Feb 19, 1942 Darwin was bombed 243 people were killed, first ever air raid on Australia Feb 19, 1942 Timore was invaded Feb 28, 1942 USS and HMAS were sunk Mar 3, 1942 air raid on Broome, 70 people killed Mar 8, 1942 Japanese soldiers came to the shores of New Guinea May 20, 1942 Australians were told they must get behind the war as the threat was so strong *through out 1942, no pacific date
