Bombardment of Fort Stevens

Bombardment of Fort Stevens
Part of the American theater and the Pacific Theater of World War II

American servicemen inspecting a shell crater after the Japanese attack on Fort Stevens.
Date21 June 1942
Location
Fort Stevens, Oregon, Pacific Ocean
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
 United States  Japan
Commanders and leaders
Carl S. Doney Akiji Tagami
Strength
Land:
2 artillery pieces
1 fort
Air:
1 aircraft		 1 submarine
Casualties and losses
Minor damage None

The Bombardment of Fort Stevens occurred in June 1942, in the American Theater and the Pacific Theater of World War II. The Imperial Japanese submarine I-25 fired on Fort Stevens, which defended the Oregon side of the Columbia River's Pacific entrance.

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