24 Mar 1920

Japan
  • Tsuji Masanobu completed his studies at a military academy in Nagoya, Japan; he received a silver watch from Crown Prince Hirohito for this achievement. ww2dbase [Masanobu Tsuji | Nagoya, Aichi | CPC]
20 Aug 1937

Japan
  • Nachi departed Nagoya, Japan with the headquarters company and 1st company of 6th Infantry Regiment of Japanese Army 3rd Division aboard. ww2dbase [Nachi | Nagoya, Aichi | CPC]
10 Dec 1937

Japan
  • Japanese transport Shinsho Maru disembarked troops of No. 1 Yokosuka Special Naval Landing Force near Nagoya, Japan on an amphibious assault exercise. ww2dbase [Nagoya, Aichi | CPC]
19 Apr 1942

Photo(s) dated 19 Apr 1942
Cleaning up after Doolittle Raid, Nagoya, Japan, Apr 1942US incendiary bombs dropped by Doolittle Raiders that failed to explode, Nagoya, Japan, Apr 1942
10 Nov 1944

Japan
3 Jan 1945

Japan
24 Feb 1945

Japan
  • USS Wasp's aircraft launched to attack targets in the Nagoya, Japan area, but the mission was canceled due to poor weather. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | Nagoya, Aichi | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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