Bombardment of Fort Stevens

Bombardment of Fort Stevens
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.
Date 21 June 1942 Location Fort Stevens, Oregon, Pacific Ocean Result Indecisive Japanese retreat successful
Belligerents
United States	Japan
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.