Under the premise of a large-scale military deployment, the garrison of 500 soldiers could hardly have any effect on the situation in Samoa.
The bombing began on July 5, and American Samoa fell on the same day.
Some might say that the bombing couldn't possibly kill all the American soldiers, wouldn't the survivors resist?
If the Washington Massacre (the slaughter of veterans) hadn't happened, perhaps some hot-blooded youths would have sacrificed their lives for their country.
But in the current United States, even soldiers would choose to save their own lives first, after all, the American government wouldn't treat their families well in return for their sacrifice.
After the war, statistics showed that the bombing resulted in the death of more than 100 American soldiers and injured over 200.
Only a few dozen American soldiers were killed by the bombing; the others died due to the collapse of air defense works or excessive bleeding from their wounds.