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 | 1942-08-08 | 1942-08-09 | Savo Island | The Allied naval task force sent to support the marine landings on Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by a smaller Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force. Four allied heavy cruisers are sunk. | Read about 'Savo Island' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Savo Island' |
| 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 | Sinking of USS Yorktown | Sunk by Japanese Submarine 1-168 following damge inflicted by airstrike during the Battle of Midway | Read about 'Sinking of USS Yorktown ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Sinking of USS Yorktown ' | |
| 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' |
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