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General Douglas MacArthur
General most notable for commanding the Southwest Pacific during the Pacific Theater and Island Hopping Campaign -
Chester Nimitz
Chief of the Bureau of Navigation when the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. -
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Island Hopping Campaign
Nicknamed Leapfrogging. The Strategy of the United States of going from island to island in the Pacific to fight the Imperial Japanese Army. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese Kamikaze pilots attacked Pearl Harbor Naval Base and killed 2,403 soldiers and wounded 1,178. Damage or sinking happened to 21 ships and 8 battleships. 300 aircraft were severly damaged as well. -
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Battle of the Coral Sea
Major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the United States and Australian navy and air force that happened on the coral sea. -
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The Battle of Midway
Battle between Japan and The United States. Was a turning point of the Pacific war. Soon after the allies began island hopping. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
United States Marine Corps and Navy landed on Iwo Jima Island and successfully captured it from the Imperial Japanese Army. -
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Battle of Okinawa
Codenamed Operation Iceberg. Major battle of the pacific theater on Okinawa island with the United States Army and Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army.