OREGON COAST BOMBED BY THE JAPANESE DURING WORLD WAR II

[RoninAvenger]

It was good of him to do that, but in a way I find it sad that such a great piece of Japans history will sit in a library in some small town, kinda sad.

[DiverseLA]

California was also hit. Santa Barbara was shelled by a sub. That said, all of the attacks on the US mainland by the Japanese were almost meaningless. I don't believe anyone died, and the structural damage was very little in the big scheme of things.

[ATKFOH3]

Tried to set the woods on fire in winter? Good luck. Forest service even spent a lot of money to put a monument there. Vandals got it as soon as it was placed. What if it had burned up the whole northwest? Then what? Not worth celebrating.

[DiverseLA]

Not only that but trying to start a fire in the Pacific Northwest was a bad idea too. Southern California would've been better where there is lots of dry brush.

[FloppyFormatFrenzy]

Thanks for uploading this. I remember seeing this display in the Brookings Library, but I never went to that site out in the woods.

[SadCarnage1224]

Japan only invaded a small peice of america an balloon bomb dropings over oregon doesnt count as invasion what a smart but cowardous move by japan..

[jsennstrom]

Thank You for this Video.

[jagerfaust2009]

Flying Officer Nobuo Fujita is a remarkable man to research....

He also flew over the Australian capital cities Sydney and Melbourne (where I live) as well as the coast of Tasmania, he was launched from the IJN submarine I-25. "In daylight". Those flights are fascinating to read of.............

Personally I think the sword should have remained with his family, but with respect I honour this man.........

jager

[Gearsajo]

Wow I knew Alaska got invaded by japan by I didn't know oregon did too.

[salemcripple]

You'd be surprised how many people outside of Oregon doesn't know that. There are still a bunch of bombs out there that haven't been found yet too. We were also shelled on a few (one that i know of for sure) occasions by Japanese submarines sitting just off shore.

[dylanhelmer]

@salemcripple alot of people need to visit tillamook air meseum and see our big zeppelin hangars and bases,

[LottoWinner999]

@salemcripple Yes and Arizona Four Corners Jap weather baloons dropped rats and mice with Hanta Virus and altered Bubonic Plague that kills people to this day.

[Tarcangel56]

Very interesting!  I grew up in southern Oregon and had no idea!