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June 21–22, 1942 – Bombardment of Fort Stevens, the second attack on a U.S. military base in the continental U.S. in World War II. September 9, 1942, and September 29, 1942 – Lookout Air Raids, the only attack by enemy aircraft on the contiguous U.S. and the second enemy aircraft attack on the U.S. continent in World War II.
War Dates Duration ... World War II: 1941 – 1945: 3.7 years (3 years, 8 months) 16: ... Mexican–American War: 1846 – 1848: 1.8 years (1 year, 9 months) ...
After the Pearl Harbor attack the STSA was further amended (December 19, 1941), extending the term of service to the duration of the war plus six months and requiring the registration of all men 18 to 64 years of age. During World War II, 49 million men were registered, 36 million classified, [failed verification] and 10 million inducted.
It was the largest naval convoy operation since World War II. [18] 1987–1988: Persian Gulf: Operation Prime Chance was a United States Special Operations Command operation intended to protect U.S.-flagged oil tankers from Iranian attack during the Iran–Iraq War. The operation took place roughly at the same time as Operation Earnest Will.
Date established Date abolished III-A Deferred for dependency reasons (re-established Nov 15 1945). Oct 4, 1940: Dec 11, 1943: III-A (H) Deferred for dependency reasons. age 38 to 44 inclusive. Mar 6, 1943: Dec 11, 1943: III-B Deferred both by reason of dependency and occupation essential to the war effort. Apr 23, 1942: Apr 12, 1943: III-B (H)
United States non-interventionism before entering World War II Index of articles associated with the same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names).
World War II began in Europe on 1 September 1939 [1] [2] with the German invasion of Poland and the United Kingdom and France's declaration of war on Germany two days later on 3 September 1939. Dates for the beginning of the Pacific War include the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War on 7 July 1937, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] or the earlier Japanese ...
The history of the United States from 1917 to 1945 was marked by World War I, the interwar period, the Great Depression, and World War II. The United States tried and failed to broker a peace settlement for World War I , then entered the war after Germany launched a submarine campaign against U.S. merchant ships that were supplying Germany's ...