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The Pacific Ocean theater of World War II was a major theater of the Pacific War, ... Battle of Wake Island 7–23 December 1941 [5] Philippines campaign 8 December ...
1942-08-24 – 1942-08-25 Battle of the Eastern Solomons; 1942-10-11 – 1942-10-12 Battle of Cape Esperance; 1942-10-25 – 1942-10-27 Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands; 1942-11-13 – 1942-11-15 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal; 1942-11-30 Battle of Tassafaronga; Solomon Islands campaign. 1943-01-29 – 1943-01-30 Battle of Rennell Island
Battles and operations of World War II involving the Solomon Islands (2 C, 45 P) South West Pacific theatre of World War II (10 C, 223 P) World War II operations and battles of the Southeast Asia Theatre (2 C, 42 P)
List of codenames of naval and land based operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II including Japan, Oceania, and the Pacific Rim. Axis A-Go ...
In Allied countries during the war, the "Pacific War" was not usually distinguished from World War II, or was known simply as the War against Japan. In the United States, the term Pacific theater was widely used. The US Armed Forces considered the China Burma India theater to be distinct from the Asiatic-Pacific theater during the conflict.
With the arrival of USS Hornet in the South Pacific Area in late August, the number of operational Allied fleet carriers in the Pacific theater was two. The day after the Battle of Bloody Ridge, however, Wasp took torpedo hits from submarines I-15 and I-19 and sank while with Hornet escorting a convoy transporting the 7th Marine Regiment to ...
2.3 Pacific-Asian Theatre. 2.4 Other theatres. 2.5 Naval wars. 2.6 Air wars. 3 Contemporary wars. ... List of World War II battles; Theaters and campaigns of World ...
More mental health issues arose from the Battle of Okinawa than any other battle in the Pacific during World War II. The constant bombardment from artillery and mortars coupled with the high casualty rates led to a great deal of personnel coming down with combat fatigue. Additionally, the rains caused mud that prevented tanks from moving and ...