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Soldiers passing through “Death Valley” on Okinawa Took 8 hours and 125 lives lost. Navajo Code Talkers Throughout the Pacific campaign Navajo language was used to secure information from the Japanese 400 Navajo were recruited into the Marine Corps. Duty was to transmit telephone and radio messages. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pacific Battles of World War II Ms. Krall Pearl HarborDecember 7, 1941 Planned by Prime Minister Hideki Tojo Attack began at 7:55 am. Two waves. Total US casualties: 3581, 21 ships damaged. Interesting note! For torpedoes to work in shallow water, wooden fins were used. US declares war on 12/8/1941 Pearl Harbor Speech Welcome Back!!! Bell Ringer: What was the Date of Pearl Harbor? What was one example of the attack that you observed in yesterday’s film clip? Agenda: Notes, Story time! Objective: Through discussion and notes student will identify major battles of the pacific and the fighting experience. US Response-Doolittle RaidApril 1942 Known as “Tokyo Project” led by Col. James Doolittle Outcome: 16 B-25’s lost. 7 injured, 3 killed, 8 taken prisoner. Object was to bomb Tokyo (16 pilots) and land in Nationalist China. Considered a moral victory Strategy in the Pacific “Island Hopping” Led by General Douglas MacArthur-move north to Australia through New Guinea and back to the Philippines. Fighting the Japanese and defeating them Island by Island. And Admiral Chester Nimitz-move west from Hawaii towards Japanese outposts in the Pacific. Battle of Coral SeaMay 4-8 1942 Allied objective was to stop Japanese advance towards Australia. Air battle (ships did not fire upon each other) First time Japanese advance had been stopped. 543 American casualties Battle of MidwayJune 3-6 1942 US intercept Japanese fleet trying to take Islands Japanese casualties- 4 carriers, 3 destroyers, 275 planes, 4,800 men US causalities-one carrier, one destroyer, 150 planes, 307 men First defeat for the Japanese in the Pacific J