Pearl Harbour
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Japan attacked the US naval base of Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941 - 'a day that will live in infamy', according to President Roosevelt. The attack brought America into the Second World War (Germany and Italy declared war on America a few days later).
"Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan ." - FDR
To expan naval power to become a world power.
John Paul Jones was a sailor for the Navy and was instrumental in naval battles during the American Revolution. The military was his career.
United States Presidents who served in World War II:Dwight Eisenhower (Army: Commander in Chief, Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe)John Kennedy (Navy: Torpedo Boat Commander)Lyndon Johnson (Naval Reserve: Chairman of Senate Naval Affairs Committee) - No CombatRichard Nixon (Navy: Control Officer, South Pacific Air Transport Command) - No CombatGerald Ford (Navy: Officer aboard Aircraft Carrier USS Monterey)Jimmy Carter (Navy: Cadet at the United States Naval Academy, graduated after the war was over) - No CombatRonald Reagan (Army Airforce: Public Relations Officer) - No CombatGeorge H.W Bush (Naval Reserve: Naval Aviator on Aircraft Carrier USS San Jacinto)