Re: How did these people find our list? (fwd)

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> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 04:05:42 +0000 (GMT)
> From: jonathon <grafolog@netcom.com>
> Subject: Re: How did these people find our list?

> 	The State of Oregon << The only state to have been bombed by
> 	a foreign country.  >>  during World War Two.

Brrrrppppp. Thank you for playing. Your consolation prize is a big whoopie
cushion.

Alaska was not only bombed by a foreign country (ie Japan) but it was the
only continental US location to actualy be invaded. Do a search on Kiska and
Dutch Harbor on Yahoo....

Hawaii was also bombed and last time I checked it was part of the US, the
same goes for Wake Is., Midway Is., and Phillipines.

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At 06:53 AM 6/24/97 -0500, Jim Choate wrote:
>Alaska was not only bombed by a foreign country (ie Japan) but it was the
>only continental US location to actualy be invaded. Do a search on Kiska and
>Dutch Harbor on Yahoo....
>
>Hawaii was also bombed and last time I checked it was part of the US, the
>same goes for Wake Is., Midway Is., and Phillipines.

Though neither Alaska nor Hawaii were states at the time.  Oregon was 
actually hit twice.

June 21, 1942, Fort Stevens at the mouth of the Columbia in Oregon is fired 
upon by the deck gun of a Japanese submarine. The first continental costal 
battery to be attacked by a foreign enemy (not counting those Southerners) 
since the War of 1812.  The Japs fire 17 shells. No apparent damage.  Fort 
Stevens is unable to depress its guns sufficiently to hit the submarine.  A 
draw.

See http://www.ohwy.com/or/f/ftsteven.htm and
http://www.owt.com/phs/classrooms/peto/3forts/stevens.html

Oregon also suffered the U.S. Mainland's only domestic casualties due to 
enemy action when a teacher and members of her family on a hike in southern 
Oregon were killed by a Japanese balloon bomb.  (These bombs were attached to 

balloons released from Japanese submarines off the coast.)

That doesn't excuse Oreganos being commies, however.

DCF


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