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The US destroyer Reuben James was sunk on October 31 , 1941, but it was by a German U-boat near Iceland. It was the first US warship sunk in World War II, this coming some five weeks before Pearl Harbor and a declaration of war against Japan and Germany.
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U.S Entrance into the war?
On December 7, 1941 when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 6 Japanese Carriers launched 352 planes which sank the Battleships Arizona, Oklahoma, California, and West Virginia killing close to 3,000.
When did the USS Indianapolis sank?
The USS Indianapolis sank after being hit by torpedoes launched from a Japanese mini-submarine.
When did the Oklahoma ship sink at pearl harbor?
It sank on the 7th December 1941
What American battleship sank a Japanese battleship?
The USS Wisconsin.
How many Japanese carriers were sank at the Battle of Midway?
3
What famously sank on 27 May 1941?
The Bismarck. It was sunk during a battle with British forces.
What incident in 1937 increased the tension between the United States and Japan?
The Japanese sank a U.S. Gunboat, in The USS Panay Incident. The Japanese attacked the American gunboat Panay while it was anchored in the Yangtze River outside Nanking (now spelled Nanjing), China. The attack occurred 12 December 1937.
How was Japan ultimately defeated?
American submarines sank Japanese merchant ships.
Who was the captain of the Japanese submarine that sank the USS Indianapolis?
He was Commander Mochitsura Hashimoto.
What happed on 17th October 2008?
it hit in iceburg and sank the end
What incident increase the tension between the US and Japan?
the Japanese sank the U.S. gunboat
When did japan seize Vietnam?
Stepping stones of conquest. Besides, Japanese ARMY planes took off from there on 10 December 1941 and sank the British Battleship HMS Prince of Wales and Battlecruiser HMS Repulse. So that stepping stone also served as an airfield.
