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| Alliance Marshall, George Catlett |  |
| Washington Responsible within the Operations Division of the War Dept for the "USApoint of view" |
| Battle of Bataan MacArthur, Douglas | |
| 9th April Bataan MacArthur is evacuated but Allied prisoners are forced on the Bataan Death March |
| 9th April Bataan The USAsurrenders to the Japanese on Bataan |
| Battle of Bataan Parker, George Marshall | |
| 9th April Bataan The USAsurrenders to the Japanese on Bataan |
| 6th May Corregidor The USAsurrenders to the Japanese on Corregidor after the surrender of Bataan |
| Battle of Coral Sea Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 8th May Coral Sea Japanese expansion in the Pacific is stopped off New Guinea |
| Battle of Guadalcanal Patch, Alexander McCarrell | |
| 8th Dec Guadalcanal Given command of all USAforces in the campaign in Guadalcanal |
| Battle of Kasserine Fredenall, Lloyd | |
| Kasserine Defeated by Rommel in Tunisia |
| Battle of Luzon Parker, George Marshall | |
| Luzon Defends the eastern part of Luzon |
| Battle of Midway Fletcher, Frank | |
| 4th June Midway Spruance & Fletcher sink 4 Japanese carriers with the loss of the Yorktown |
| Battle of Midway Nimitz, Chester | |
| 4th June Midway Provides the Japanese code which inform the Americans of the Japanese plans |
| Battle of Midway Spruance, Raymond | |
| Midway Commands the Enterprise-Hornet force |
| 4th June Midway Attacks Japanese carriers heading for Midway, lulls Nagumo into false sense of victory |
| 6th June Midway Turns away from Yamamoto & frustrates the his plan for trapping USAforces |
| Battle of Wadi Bou Zid Fredenall, Lloyd | |
| Wadi Bou Zid As Commander of the II USACorps in Tunisia defeated by Rommel |
| Birth of Ali, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad | |
| 17th Jan Louisville Birth of Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr |
| Birth of Hendrix, John Allen Hendrix, John Allen | |
| 27th Nov Seattle Birth of Jimi Hendrix |
| Bombing of Tokyo Doolittle, James | |
| 18th April Tokyo Leads the B52 bombing of Tokyo & other Japanese cities |
| Capitol Records Mercer, Johny | |
| Mercer founds Capitol Records, the 1st West Coast label |
| Capture of Oran Fredenall, Lloyd | |
| Nov Oran Captures Oran during the North African landings |
| Charter Atlantic Charter Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 12th Aug Washington Declares the Allied war aims of world peace, freedom & self-determination |
| Chief of General Staff Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| Appointed Chief of General Staff, chief of the war plans division |
| Commander 2nd Corps Parker, George Marshall | |
| Appointed Commander of II Corps |
| Commander Allied Forces in Northwest Africa Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| Appointed Commander of Allied forces in Northwest Africa |
| Commander in Chief Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Commander US Forces China Stilwell, Joseph Warren | |
| Appointed Commander of all USAforces in China, Burma & India |
| Appointed Commander of USAforces in China, Burma & India |
| Commander US Forces Europe Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| June Appoints Eisenhower as the Commander of the USAforces in Europe |
| Commander US Naval forces Europe Stark, Harold R | |
| Mar Appointed Commander of the USANaval forces in Europe |
| Commander US Naval Forces Europe Stark, Harold R | |
| Mar Appointed Commander of the USANaval forces in Europe |
| Commander Western Task Force Patton, George Smith | |
| Appointed Commander of the Western Task Force during the North African Landings |
| Conference of London Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| April London At a General Staff Conference the USAis given planning mobilization in Britain |
| April London At a General Staff Conference the USAis given the task of planning entry into Europe |
| Conference of Washington Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 1st Jan Washington An allied pact becomes the United Nations |
| 1st Jan Washington Declaration by 26 Allies not to conclude a separate armistice |
| Declaration of Allies Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 1st Jan Washington Declaration by 26 Allies not to conclude a separate armistice, the pact becomes the UN |
| Declaration of War Boris III |  |
| 5th June USA declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania |
| Declaration of War Hitler, Adolf |  |
| 5th June USA declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania |
| Declaration of War Kalay, Miklos |  |
| 5th June USA declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania |
| Diplomacy Roosevelt, Theodore | |
| 26th Jan Belfast The first USAArmy unit to arrive in Britain, elements of the 34th Division, land at Belfast (Northern Ireland) |
| 22nd Feb Daws Hill USAArmy Air Force (USAAF) European HQ is established at Daws Hill, High Wycombe (Bucks) |
| 25th June Washington DC Churchill and Roosevelt meet and agree to attack German forces in North Africa (Operation Torch) before launching invasion of Continental Europe, Torch serves to stall Bolero troop build-up in UK |
| Director War Byrnes Byrnes, James Francis | |
| Appointed Director of War Mobilization |
| Discovery of Nuclear Reaction Fermi, Enrico | |
| 2nd Dec Leads a team which creates the 1st controlledNuclear reaction |
| Governor Dewey, Thomas Edmund | |
| New Yorkate Appointed Governor of New York State, 1st term |
| Invention Nuclear Bomb Fermi, Enrico | |
| 2nd Dec Leads a team which creates the 1st controlledNuclear reaction |
| Joint Chiefs of Staff Arnold, Henry H | |
| Appointed Member of the Joint-Chiefs-of-Staff |
| Joint Chiefs of Staff King, Ernest | |
| Appointed Member of the Joint-Chiefs-of-Staff |
| Joint Chiefs of Staff Leahy, William | |
| Appointed Member of the Joint-Chiefs-of-Staff |
| Joint Chiefs of Staff Marshall, George Catlett | |
| Appointed Member of the Joint-Chiefs-of-Staff |
| Joint Chiefs of Staff Stark, Harold R | |
| Appointed Member of the Joint-Chiefs-of-Staff |
| Nuclear Warfare Fermi, Enrico | |
| 2nd Dec Chicago A constructed graphite pile is designed to produce weapons-grade plutonium |
| 2nd Dec Chicago Completes the construction of aNuclear reactor at the University of Chicago |
| 2nd Dec A constructed graphite pile is designed to produce weapons-grade plutonium |
| 2nd Dec Completes the construction of aNuclear reactor at the University of Chicago |
| 2nd Dec Leads a team which creates the 1st controlledNuclear reaction |
| Operation Roundup Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| Opposes Churhill's invasion of nth Africa claiming it will jeopardise Roundup |
| Operation Torch Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| 8th Nov 1st day of Operation Torch |
| 11th Nov Algiers American troops land at Casablanca, Oran & Algiers overcoming Vichy resistance |
| 11th Nov Casablanca American troops land at Casablanca, Oran & Algiers overcoming Vichy resistance |
| 11th Nov Oran American troops land at Casablanca, Oran & Algiers overcoming Vichy resistance |
| Operation Torch Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| Nov The Allies launch Operation Torch & jointly invade nth Africa |
| Operation Torch Roosevelt, Theodore | |
| 25th June Washington DC Churchill and Roosevelt meet and agree to attack German forces in North Africa (Operation Torch) before launching invasion of Continental Europe, Torch serves to stall Bolero troop build-up in UK |
| Peace Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 2nd Jan Britain, the USA, China & 22 Allies agree not to make a separate peace with Germany |
| Sledgehammer Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| Pas de Calais The USAwish to relieve pressure on Russia by attacking the Pas de Calais in the summer |
| Aug Dieppe The Dieppe raid is defeated, concerns about Operation Sledgehammer are confirmed |
| Surrender Parker Parker, George Marshall | |
| 9th April Surrenders to the Japanese, spends the rest of the war in a prisoner of war camp |
| Treaty of Peace Allies Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 1st Jan Washington Declaration 26 by Allies not to conclude a separate armistice becomes basis for the UN |
| United Nations Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 1st Jan Washington Declaration 26 by Allies not to conclude a separate armistice becomes basis for the UN |
| 1st Jan Washington Declaration by 26 Allies not to conclude a separate armistice, the pact becomes the UN |
| US Army Air Force (USAAF) European HQ Roosevelt, Theodore | |
| 22nd Feb Daws Hill USAArmy Air Force (USAAF) European HQ is established at Daws Hill, High Wycombe (Bucks) |
| US Army's European Theatre of Operations Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| 24th June Eisenhower assumes command of the USAArmy's European Theatre of Operations (ETOUSA) |
