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The American Theater [1] was a theater of operations during World War II including all continental American territory, and extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean.. Owing to North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict (in Europe, the Mediterranean and Middle East, and the Pacific) the threat of an invasion of the continental U.S. or other areas ...
The officially recognized US Army campaigns in the China Burma India Theater are: [5] Burma campaigns: Burma 1942: 7 December 1941 – 26 May 1942, allied defensive operations during the Japanese conquest of Burma; India-Burma: 2 April 1942 – 28 January 1945, allied operations in Burma 1942–43 and Burma and India 1944
American-British-Dutch-Australian Command; Pacific Theater of Operations. Pacific Ocean Areas; South West Pacific Area; South-East Asian Theatre. Burma Campaign; China Burma India Theatre; Japan. Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign; Soviet-Japanese War (1945) Soviet Manchurian Campaign (1945)
Pages in category "American Theater of World War II" The following 161 pages are in this category, out of 161 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Stage Door Canteen was an entertainment venue for American and Allied servicemen that operated in the Broadway theatre district of New York City throughout World War II. [1] Founded by the American Theatre Wing (ATW) in 1942, the entertainers were largely unpaid; volunteering their talents as a way of supporting the morale of American ...
The theatre took its name from the major Allied command, which was known simply as the "South West Pacific Area". The major USAAF combat organizations in the region was Fifth Air Force , based in Australia after the Battle of the Philippines (1941–42) .
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In 2000, the complex was renamed Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site – National Museum of the Pacific War and is dedicated exclusively to the Pacific Theater battles of World War II. [14] The conning tower and foc'sle of USS Pintado (SS-387) is at the main museum entrance. [15]