American Missions Against Marcus Island
March 4, 1942 - July 4, 1945

March 4, 1942
(USN) First Strike on Marcus - USS Enterprise Task Force 16 (Vice Admiral W. F. Halsey) launches air attacks on Marcus Island, first carrier raid of the war.

August 31, 1943
(USN) Second Strike on Marcus - Task Force 15 (Rear Admiral C. A. Pownall), built around Essex, the new Yorktown and Independence launched nine strike groups in a day-long attack on Japanese installations on Marcus Island, the first strikes by Essex and Independence Class carriers, and the first combat use of the F6F Grumman Hellcat.

May 19-20, 1944
(USN) Third Raid on Marcus--Planes from a three-carrier task force (Rear Admiral A. E. Montgomery) hit Marcus with a predawn fighter sweep and strafed and bombed the island for 2 consecutive days.

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October 2, 1944
(7th AF) Saipan based B-24s hit Marcus

October 4, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s bomb targets on Marcus

October 7, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s on armed reconnaissance, attack Marcus and nearby shipping

October 8, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s hit Marcus

October 12, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s hit AA positions on Marcus

October 14, 1944
(7th AF) 3 B-24s on armed reconnaissance bomb Marcus

November 3, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Saipan continue armed reconnaissance and snooper missions over Marcus

November 4, 1944
(7th AF) 2 B-24s on armed reconnaissance from Guam Island bomb Marcus Island

November 5, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Guam preform armed reconnaissance mission, bomb Marcus Island

November 7, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Guam bomb AA positions on Marcus Island

November 24, 1944
(7th AF) 3 B-24s from Guam Island on armed reconnaissance bomb Marcus

November 21, 1944
(7th AF) 3 Saipan Island-based B-24s fly an armed reconnaissance and bomb Marcus

December 4, 1944
(7th AF) 3 B-24s from Guam Island hit Marcus

December 13, 1944
(7th AF) 3 from Saipan Island, on an armed reconnaissance mission, bomb Marcus

December 19, 1944
(7th AF) 3 B-24s on armed reconnaissance from Guam bomb Marcus

December 26, 1944
(7th AF) 3 B-24s from Saipan Island fly armed reconnaissance and bomb Marcus

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July 4, 1945
(7th AF) 3 B-24s from Guam Island attack AA installations on the SW corner of Marcus