Bombardment of Ellwood

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties none
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Kozo_Nishino
gptkbp:date February 23, 1942
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bombardment of Ellwood
gptkbp:influenced West Coast invasion fears
subsequent events like the Battle of Los Angeles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ellwood,_California
near Santa Barbara, California
gptkbp:mediaCoverage widely reported in U.S. newspapers
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:Japanese_submarine_I-17
gptkbp:relatedTo Japanese submarine operations off the U.S. West Coast
gptkbp:result minor damage
gptkbp:significance first Axis attack on the continental United States during WWII
gptkbp:target gptkb:Ellwood_Oil_Field
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ellwood
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7