Shelling of Johnston and Palmyra

Johnston and Palmyra are two atolls in the Pacific Ocean. Johnston was claimed for the US in 1858 and Palmyra in 1859 under the Guano Islands Act. Following the 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese navy forces attacked Allied possessions across the Pacific, including Johnston and Palmyra.

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1941  Wikidata
bombardment, 

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Location: 16.7283, -169.5343, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1941 Shelling of Johnston and Palmyra

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1941	Shelling of Johnston and Palmyra	bombardment	Wikidata