The Panay would be attacked .
The Panay would be sunk by Japanese aircraft on December 12 , 1937 , slightly less than four years before America 's entry into World War II , while the Argonaut would be sunk by the Japanese in 1943 .
The Panay would be attacked and sunk by Japanese aircraft on December 12 , 1937 , slightly less than four years before America 's entry into World War II , while the Argonaut would be sunk by the Japanese in 1943 .