Famous Pacific WWII Battles

Famous flag raising took place here.

"A date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."

Japanese carriers, Akagi, Hiryu, Kaga, and Soryu were destroyed.

Would provide the Allies a air base to attack Japan.

Began when the American-British-Dutch-Australian naval command attempted to stop the Japanese invasion of_____.

US forces retook the island of ------ after weeks of fierce fighting, leading to over 7,000 American casualties and over 18,000 Japanese killed.

Japan held the atoll throughout World War II and then surrendered it on September 4, 1945.

This victory would allow the Americans to build runways big enough for its B29 Superfortress bombers to reach mainland Japan and return to their base in Saipan.

This was the end of Japanese naval power in the Pacific.