WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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He didn’t want to wait to be drafted into the Navy so he joined early.
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He wanted to serve his country by joining the Army.
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He joined the Navy to help the US in WWII.
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He volunteered so he could serve in the Navy instead of the Army. He know he could be drafted into the Army when he turned 21.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In June 1942, US and Japanese naval forces engaged in a five-day battle in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that changed the course of the war in the Pacific. Top Image: Last minutes on damaged USS Yorktown (CV-5).
Detailed explanation-2: -Though the June 1942 Battle of Midway is often seen as the turning point of the war in the Pacific, the Solomon Islands campaign, including the Battle of Guadalcanal, was equally pivotal.
Detailed explanation-3: -On December 7, 1941, Japan staged a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, severely damaging the US Pacific Fleet. When Germany and Italy declared war on the United States days later, America found itself in a global war.
Detailed explanation-4: -Chester Nimitz Nimitz (1885-1966) was Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet and led all Allied air, land, and sea forces in the Pacific Ocean during World War II.