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January 2, 1942 -
Manila and U.S. Naval base at Cavite captured by the Japanese. -
February 26, 1942 -
First U.S. carrier, the LANGLEY, is sunk by Japanese bombers. -
March 4, 1942 -
Two Japanese flying boats bomb Pearl Harbor; ENTERPRISE attacks Marcus Island, just 1000 miles from Japan. -
April 10, 1942 -
Bataan Death March begins as 76,000 Allied POWs including 12,000 Americans are forced to walk 60 miles under a blazing sun without food or water toward a new POW camp, resulting in over 5,000 American deaths. -
June 4-5, 1942 -
Turning point in the war occurs with a decisive e 4 victory for the U.S. against Japan in the Battle of Midway as squadrons of U.S. torpedo planes and dive bombers from ENTERPRISE, HORNET, and YORKTOWN attack and destroy four Japanese carriers, a cruiser, and damage another cruiser and two destroyers. U.S. loses YORKTOWN.
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