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That would be the Battle of Midway (4-7 June 1942) where the Japanese Navy suffered a reversal at the hands of the US Navy from which they never regained the initiative in the Pacific during WW2 .
The Battle of Midway .
The Battle of Midway, fought on June 4, 1942. The US Navy sprang a trap on the Japanese, and destroyed four aircraft carriers for the loss of one. The outcome of this battle stunned the Japanese, and permitted the US to launch a counteroffensive. The ensuing Battle of Guadalcanal finally turned the tide of the Pacific War, and gave the US the initiative.
Central pacific, 7 June '42.
By the end of May 1942, the Japanese had landed men at Guadalcanal. after the victory at Midway, the Americans began to re-capture the islands that the Japanese had taken. The battle of Guadacanal began on August 7, 1942.