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Tag : United States

1942-01-25Thailand declares war

Thailand declares war on the United States and Britain.

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1942-01-12National War Labor Board

The National War Labor Board, was reestablished by President Roosevelt. It became a tripartite body and was charged with preventing work stoppages which might hinder the war effort.

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1942-01-071942-04-09Battle of Battan

The Battle of Bataan represented the most intense phase of Japan's invasion of the Philippines. The Philippine Islands was crucial to their to control the Southwest Pacific, seize the resource-rich Dutch East Indies, and protect its Southeast Asia flank.

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1941-12-25Nimitz assumes command

Admiral Chester W Nimitz arrives at Pearl Harbor to assume command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet

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1941-12-23Wake Island Occupied

Japanese forces occupy Wake Island.

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1941-12-201st Flying Tigers Combat

Aircraft of the 1st and 2nd squadrons intercepted 10 unescorted Kawasaki Ki-48 "Lily" bombers of the 21st Hikotai raiding Kunming. Three of the Japanese bombers were shot down near Kunming and a fourth severly was damaged.

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1941-12-10Philippines Campaign

Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on the Philippine mainland.

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1941-12-09Japanese Ships Attacked

The 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Vigan, Luzon.

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1941-12-08Wake Island Attacked

27 Japanese medium "Nell" bombers flown from bases on Kwajalein in the Marshall Island group attacked Wake Island, destroying eight of the 12 F4F Wildcat fighter aircraft belonging to Marine Corps fighter squadron VMF-211 on the ground.

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1941-12-08US Declares War

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the U.S. Congress passes a declaration of war against Japan.

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