The Modern Era on US Soil

California

1 The World Wars on US Soil engagement documented in California, drawn from the Wikipedia and Wikidata record and the Chronological List of Battles.

The USS Arizona burning after the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. US National Archives (NARA 195617). Public domain.
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Engagements
1942
Years

Where these engagements were fought

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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.

Notable engagements

EngagementYearForces or losses
Bombardment of Ellwood1942No casualties; oil-field derrick and pump house destroyed

By conflict

The World Wars on US Soil
The rare moments the world wars reached American ground: German sabotage at Black Tom, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Aleutian campaign on Attu and Kiska, and the shelling and balloon bombs that struck the West Coast.
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Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).