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a surprise military strike by the Japanese navy on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the attack killed over 2,400 Americans, severely damaged the fleet, and was the catalyst for the United States to enter World War II the next day.
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was a major battle in World War II fought, a fierce, prolonged campaign where U.S. Marines fought to capture the island from Japanese forces, who had fortified it with extensive underground tunnels and pillboxes, the battle resulted in a costly U.S. victory and was one of the bloodiest in Marine Corps history