History of battles/attacks

Question 1

USS Cole

Answer 1

Suicide terrorist bombed side of ship while refueling in Aden, Yemen.
Oct 12, 2001
47 injured
17 died

Question 2

USS Stark

Answer 2

37 sailors died
patrolling Persian gulf and two Iraqi fired two missile making it the only successful anti-ship missile attack
1987

Question 3

USS Forrestal Fire

Answer 3

Changed Damage Control to an all hands effort
July 1967
Zuni rocket misfired knocking off external fuel tank other aircraft
Killed 134
Injured 161
Destroyed 21 aircraft

Question 4

Battle of Guadalcanal

Answer 4

Nov. 1942
U.S. Marines secured the island making Australia less in danger
Japanese retreated

Question 5

Battle of Normandy

Answer 5

June 6, 1944
Lead the push into Germany 
Largest Amphibious operation in history 
Carried out minesweeping 
Shore bombardment 
transported supplies and troops

Question 6

Battle of Leyte Gulf

Answer 6

October 23, 1944
Japanese naval forces failed and loss the Philippines which lead to them losing their empire and their homeland was cut off from the main supply of oil and rubber trees.

Question 7

USS Indepence

Answer 7

First FDNF carrier in Yokosuka 
Last forrestal class carrier 
Served in Vietnam 
Cuban blockade 
Operation Desert Storm

Question 8

Attack on Pearl Harbour

Answer 8

December 7, 1941
2008 navy men killed 
Attacked: 
USS California, 
Maryland, 
Oklahoma, 
Arizona,
Nevada, 
Pennsylvania, 
Ford Island, Hickam 
IGNORED SITES: 
Oil storage 
Submarine base 
Carriers where not there 
Navy Yard 
CINCPAC head quarters

Question 9

Battle of Coral Sea

Answer 9

May 1942 Admiral Fletcher commanded carriers Yorktown and Lexington which fought three japanese carriers who never saw each other.
Lexington loss and yorktown severely damage

Question 10

Battle of Midway

Answer 10

June 1942 was the turning point of the pacific war
Japanese lost all 4 carriers and 258 aircraft
We lost 132 aircraft, carrier Yorktown, and destroyed Hammann