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Battle of Leyte Gulf |
- U.S. vs. Japan - 23-26 Oct 1944 - Admiral Halsey, commander 3rd fleet - Largest naval battle of WWII and arguably the world - First organized use of kamakazi by Japanese - Turning point of WWII; Japan no longer had reign over seas |
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Attack on Pearl Harbor |
- December 7, 1941 - Japanese sunk USS Arizona, critically damaged many others - ~2400 Americans killed |
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Invasion of Normandy, France |
- AKA D-day; Operation Overlord - June 6, 1944 - Largest amphibious invasion ever |
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Battle of Coral Sea |
- May 4-8, 1942 - U.S. vs Japan, WWII - Fought by aircraft carrier; neither side's ships fired directly on each other |
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Battle of Mobile Bay |
- August 5, 1864 - Civil war - Union led by Rear Admiral Farragut |
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Six Original Frigates |
USS President, USS United States, USS Constitution, USS Constellation, USS Congress, USS Chesapeake |
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Battle of Midway |
- June 3-7, 1942 - USS Yorktown sunk - U.S. vs Japanese; WWII |