Pacific War

:The Pacific War (1937–1945) is not to be confused with the War of the Pacific (1879–1884). In Harry Turtledove's Timeline-191 fictional universe, the Pacific War refers to a 1932-34 naval conflict between Japan and the USA.

Attacks on the Continental United States

During the war, there was in the United States fear from a Japanese bombing, and exercises were held in the United States for such a case. Japan attempted to attack the continental U.S. through the use of balloon bombs throughout 1944 and 1945. The only casualties that resulted occured when a balloon bomb exploded near Lakeview, Oregon killing five children and a woman when they dragged it from the woods. The six were the only casualties inflicted by the Japanese on the American mainland during World War II. Other Japanese attacks on U.S. mainland included shelling of an oil field in California. Nonetheless, the U.S. mainland remained relatively unscathed throughout the course of the war.

Related Topics:
Balloon bomb - Lakeview - Oregon

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