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 | 1942-08-07 | 1943-02-09 | Guadalcanal Campaign | The Guadalcanal campaign marked the first significant strategic combined arms victory by Allied forces over the Japanese in the Pacific theater. For this reason, the Guadalcanal campaign is often referred to as a "turning point" in the war. | Read about 'Guadalcanal Campaign' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Guadalcanal Campaign' |
| 1942-08-02 | PT-109 rammed & sunk | United States Ship PT-109 commanded by future US president John F. Kennedy is rammed and sunk by Japanese destroyer Amagiri. | Read about 'PT-109 rammed & sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'PT-109 rammed & sunk' | |
| 1942-07-29 | Kokoda airstrip falls | At 2am Japanese troops attack and overrun Australian 39th Battalion troops defending the airfield. Although only 77 Australians defended the airfield, the Japanese believed they had defeated a force more than 1,200 strong. | Read about 'Kokoda airstrip falls' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Kokoda airstrip falls' | |
| 1942-06-21 | 1942-06-22 | Sub attack in Oregon | A Japanese submarine fired 17 shells at Fort Stevens, making it the only military installation in the continental United States to receive hostile fire during World War II. | Read about 'Sub attack in Oregon' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sub attack in Oregon' |
| 1942-06-07 | Japanese occupy Attu | The 301st Independent Infantry Battalion of the Japanese Northern Army landed on Attu island without opposition. The island remained in Japanese hands until May 1943. | Read about 'Japanese occupy Attu' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Japanese occupy Attu' | |
| 1942-06-06 | Japanese occupy Kiska | The Japanese No. 3 Special Landing Party and 500 marines went ashore at Kiska as a diversionary part of the Japanese plan for the Battle of Midway. | Read about 'Japanese occupy Kiska' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Japanese occupy Kiska' | |
| 1942-06-06 | USS Hammann Sunk | While she was alongside the stricken aircraft carrier Yorktown, proving power, firefighting assistance and other services, Hammann is struck by a torpedo fired at the carrier. With a broken back, she sinks in 4 minutes. | Read about 'USS Hammann Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'USS Hammann Sunk' | |
| 1942-06-04 | 1942-06-07 | Midway | In what is considered the most important naval battle of the war, only six months after Pearl Harbour, the US Navy soundly defeat the Imperial Japanese navy attack against Midway Atoll. Permanent damage is done to the IJN's striking power. | Read about 'Midway' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Midway' |
| 1942-05-31 | 1942-06-08 | Midget Subs in Sydney | On the 31st of May three Ko-hyoteki class subs entered Sydney Harbour, avoided the partially constructed Sydney Harbour anti-submarine boom net, and attempted to sink Allied warships. On the 8th of June a sub fired shells at the Sydney Harbour Bridge. | Read about 'Midget Subs in Sydney' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Midget Subs in Sydney' |
 | 1942-05-31 | Sinking of HMAS Kuttabul | During the Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour on 31 May 1942, Kuttabul was torpedoed and sunk, with 21 Commonwealth naval personnel aboard. | Read about 'Sinking of HMAS Kuttabul' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sinking of HMAS Kuttabul' |
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