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United States of America

History
As the United States made preparations for the possibility of war from 1939 through the fall of 1941, traffic through ports on the Pacific coast became extremely heavy. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, there was a very real fear of Japanese attack or even invasion and in fact there were Japanese air raids, sub attacks and balloon bomb attacks off the West Coast during WWII.

	(Former) Territories of United States
Hawaii	Pearl Harbor, and wartime installations
Alaska	Japanese occupied Attu & Kiska
	Mainland United States
Washington	West coast supply route to Alaska and bases
Oregon	Wartime bases and site of several Japanese attacks
California	Many bases & gateway to Pacific for servicemen
Utah	Army bases
Texas	Army bases
	United States Minor Outlying Islands
Wake	Island occupied by the Japanese on Dec 23, 1941
Johnston	Atoll in the central Pacific
Midway	Island and atoll in the Central Pacific
	Line Islands
Palmyra	Small Central Pacific with airfield
Jarvis Island	Prewar colony, abandoned during the war
	Phoenix Islands
Baker Island	Located to the north of the equator
Howland Island	Attacked on December 8, 1941 occupied by USMC

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009

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