China in WW2

Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, June 4 – 10, 1942

• By Peter Harmsen
• 16 June, 2022
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June 4, 1942: American victory at battle of Midway

June 5, 1942: Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu is scuttled after battle of Midway

June 6, 1942: Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma it sunk at tail end of Midway battle

June 7, 1942: Japanese forces complete occupation of Aleutian Islands of Kiska and Attu

June 8, 1942: Japanese Army advances in east China’s Zhejiang province (photo above)

June 9, 1942: Japanese Army seen as in overall control of all Philippine islands but pockets of resistance remain

June 10, 1942: The US Army’s 100th Battalion, manned entirely by Americans of Japanese ancestry, is activated in Hawaii