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 | 1944-05-15 | 1944-05-18 | Wakde | 759 Japanese troops are killed during the capture of Wakde island by US troops from the 163rd Regimental Combat Team of the 41st Infantry Division (supported by naval task force 77). 40 American troops are killed during the operation. | Read about 'Wakde' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Wakde' |
| 1944-05-10 | USS Cod sinks Karukaya | US Submarine Cod attacks a convoy of 32 freighters. She sinks a freighter and the Japanese destroyer Karukaya before being driven off by a massive depth charge barrage. | Read about 'USS Cod sinks Karukaya ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'USS Cod sinks Karukaya ' | |
| 1944-04-22 | Operation Persecution | Allied and American troops undertook an amphibious landing at Aitape in New Guinea. The operation was designed to isolate the Japanese 18th Army at Wewak. | Read about 'Operation Persecution' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Persecution' | |
| 1944-03-09 | 1944-03-17 | Hill 700, Bougainville | Japanese troops launch a counter offensive on US troops defending Hill 700, Cannon Hill, and Hill 260. The counterattack was defeated with heavy losses for the Japanese army. The Japanese withdrew into the interior, north and south ends of the island. | Read about 'Hill 700, Bougainville ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Hill 700, Bougainville ' |
| 1944-02-28 | 1944-05-18 | Operation Brewer | A series of battles in the New Guinea campaign in which the United States Army's 1st Cavalry Division occupied the Japanese-held Admiralty Islands. | Read about 'Operation Brewer' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Brewer' |
| 1944-02-17 | 1944-02-23 | Battle of Eniwetok Atoll | Supported by the successful a carrier strike against the Japanese base at Truk (Operation Hailstone), US troops invade and capture Eniwetok Atoll. The harbour and airfield were important for subsequent attacks on the Mariana Islands to the northwest. | Read about 'Battle of Eniwetok Atoll' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Eniwetok Atoll' |
| 1944-02-17 | 1944-02-18 | Operation Hailstone | To ensure superiority for the upcoming invasion of Eniwetok Admiral Spruance ordered an attack on the Japanese base at Truk. Over 250 Japanese aircraft, 16 warships and 50 merchant ships are destroyed in the US naval air and surface attack. | Read about 'Operation Hailstone' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Hailstone' |
| 1944-02-05 | Hansa Bay Bombed | Seventy B-25s and A-20s attack Japanese positions in the Hansa Bay area. | Read about 'Hansa Bay Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Hansa Bay Bombed' | |
| 1944-02-04 | Truk Recon | Under cover of freak tropical storms, Major James Christonson and Captain James Yon flew liberator scout planes 850 miles from Torakina airfield to Truk. Taking aerial recon photos of Truk, they find the IJN combined fleet at anchor. | Read about 'Truk Recon ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Truk Recon ' | |
| 1944-01-31 | 1944-02-03 | Battle of Kwajalein | American forces land and defeat Japanese defenders of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. U.S. troops overcame the beach line defense and subsequent islands were defended in depth, with many more casualties. | Read about 'Battle of Kwajalein' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Kwajalein' |
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