Bombardment of Fort Stevens | |||||||
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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. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
unknown | 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.