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  2. Bombardment of Ellwood - Wikipedia

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    The Bombardment of Ellwood during World War II was a naval attack by a Japanese submarine against United States coastal targets near Santa Barbara, California in February 1942. Though the damage was minimal, the event was key in triggering the West Coast invasion scare and influenced the decision to intern Japanese-Americans.

  3. Carrizo Impact Area - Wikipedia

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    The first clearance of material occurred during late 1959 and early 1960 and the second in January 1965. A large amount of unexploded bombs and wreckage were found. An inspection in 1970 found only detonated or non-explosive ordnance, but it took place in only one day. Additional unexploded ordnance has been found on a regular basis since then.

  4. California during World War II - Wikipedia

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    In California 25 fire bomb balloons were found, none caused injuries in California. The balloon bombs were launched in Japan from November 3, 1944, to April 1945. On February 23, 1945, a P-38 Lightning plane shot down a balloon near Santa Rosa, California .

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  7. State bomb squad determines WWII-era grenade found on ... - AOL

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    The bomb squad determined that the object was an inert World War II grenade, and removed it from the premises. State bomb squad determines WWII-era grenade found on Wayland school grounds is inert ...

  8. Battle of Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Los Angeles, also known as the Great Los Angeles Air Raid, is the name given by contemporary sources to a rumored attack on the continental United States by Imperial Japan and the subsequent anti-aircraft artillery barrage which took place from late 24 February to early 25 February 1942, over Los Angeles, California.

  9. Desert Training Center - Wikipedia

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    Desert Training Center map US Army 1943. The Desert Training Center (DTC), also known as California–Arizona Maneuver Area (CAMA), was a World War II training facility established in the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert, largely in Southern California and Western Arizona in 1942.