The First Bombardment of Midway, or the First Bombardment of Sand Island, or Attack on Midway, was a small land and sea engagement of World War II. It occurred on the very first day of the Pacific War, 7 December 1941, not long after the major Battle of Pearl Harbor. Two Imperial Japanese destroyers bombarded Sand Island of Midway Atoll. The Japanese successfully damaged the U.S. Marine base before being engaged by American shore batteries and forced to flee.
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| - The First Bombardment of Midway, or the First Bombardment of Sand Island, or Attack on Midway, was a small land and sea engagement of World War II. It occurred on the very first day of the Pacific War, 7 December 1941, not long after the major Battle of Pearl Harbor. Two Imperial Japanese destroyers bombarded Sand Island of Midway Atoll. The Japanese successfully damaged the U.S. Marine base before being engaged by American shore batteries and forced to flee.
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- Air:
- Land:
- unknown aircraft
- unknown shore batteries
- unknown marines,
- unknown sailors,
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Commander
| - Captain Ohishi Kaname
- First Lieutenant George H. Cannon
- Lieutenant Colonel Harold D. Shannon
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Casualties
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- 4(xsd:integer)
- 10(xsd:integer)
- unknown human losses,
- Midway base damaged
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Result
| - Midway bombarded; IJN destroyers retire.
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Place
| - Sand Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaiian Archipelago, Pacific Ocean
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| - First Bombardment of Midway
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| - The First Bombardment of Midway, or the First Bombardment of Sand Island, or Attack on Midway, was a small land and sea engagement of World War II. It occurred on the very first day of the Pacific War, 7 December 1941, not long after the major Battle of Pearl Harbor. Two Imperial Japanese destroyers bombarded Sand Island of Midway Atoll. The Japanese successfully damaged the U.S. Marine base before being engaged by American shore batteries and forced to flee.
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