April 7 Thursday

THE MASTERS!!

Review slideshow.

Dolittle's raid.

Battle of Coral Sea: Fought from May 4-8, 1942.

Major naval battle. First battle when aircraft carriers engaged each other. Neither side's ships ever saw each other. Used planes.

Admiral Chester Nimitz: Head Honcho Of The Navy. (Admiral) US Navy played big role in WWII.

Battle of Midway: Regarded as most important naval battle against Japan. US defeated Japanese Navy on Midway Island. MAGIC played vital role in ally victory. TRUE turning point of WWII*

Gudalcanal Campaign: Victory, first US offensive. This offensive eventually caused Japan to surrender.

Battle of Leyte Gulf. Philippenes, destroyed Japanese when we returned.

Iwo Jima: Duck tank. Not as much resistance coming to shore as we expected. 6,821 deaths at Iwo Jima.

 

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