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WW2: Pacific Battles
WW2: Pacific Battles
WW2: Pacific Battles
Pacific Battles
By Natalia Ferreiro and Kaylie Betzler
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Battle of Coral Sea
• 2 fun facts about the battle are that the most medals
were awarded from a battle in all of US battle history,
Twenty-seven Medals of Honor, and that after winning the
battle, the US was able to capture the island of Iwo Jima
from the Imperial Japanese Army.
• The battle went from June 19, 1944 – June 20, 1944
• 2 fun facts about the battle are that the battle is known as, “the greatest
carrier battle of the war,” and that the battle’s effect cause the Imperial
Japanese Navy not to be able to conduct large-scale carrier actions.