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1941
February
01
Husband Kimmel takes command of the Pacific Fleet
On 1 February 1941 Husband Kimmel took command of the re-formed Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, replacing Admiral Richardson, who opposed basing it in Hawaii.
December
07
Key event
The attack on Pearl Harbor
On 7 December 1941 aircraft from six Japanese carriers struck Pearl Harbor. 2,403 Americans were killed and four battleships of the Pacific Fleet were sunk.
11
The defence of Wake Island
On 11 December 1941 the defenders of Wake atoll beat off a Japanese landing. Coastal guns sank the destroyer Hayate, and Marine fighters the destroyer Kisaragi.
23
The fall of Wake Island
On 23 December 1941 the Japanese landed on Wake again. After hours of fighting Commander Cunningham surrendered the atoll; about 1,600 were captured.