American Missions Against Marcus Island
March 4, 1942 - July 4, 1945March 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.(PARTIAL LIST - More to add )
October 2, 1944
(7th AF) Saipan based B-24s hit MarcusOctober 4, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s bomb targets on MarcusOctober 7, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s on armed reconnaissance, attack Marcus and nearby shippingOctober 8, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s hit MarcusOctober 12, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s hit AA positions on MarcusOctober 14, 1944
(7th AF) 3 B-24s on armed reconnaissance bomb MarcusNovember 3, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Saipan continue armed reconnaissance and snooper missions over MarcusNovember 4, 1944
(7th AF) 2 B-24s on armed reconnaissance from Guam Island bomb Marcus IslandNovember 5, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Guam preform armed reconnaissance mission, bomb Marcus IslandNovember 7, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Guam bomb AA positions on Marcus IslandNovember 24, 1944
(7th AF) 3 B-24s from Guam Island on armed reconnaissance bomb MarcusNovember 21, 1944
(7th AF) 3 Saipan Island-based B-24s fly an armed reconnaissance and bomb MarcusDecember 4, 1944
(7th AF) 3 B-24s from Guam Island hit MarcusDecember 13, 1944
(7th AF) 3 from Saipan Island, on an armed reconnaissance mission, bomb MarcusDecember 19, 1944
(7th AF) 3 B-24s on armed reconnaissance from Guam bomb MarcusDecember 26, 1944
(7th AF) 3 B-24s from Saipan Island fly armed reconnaissance and bomb Marcus(PARTIAL LIST - More to add )
July 4, 1945
(7th AF) 3 B-24s from Guam Island attack AA installations on the SW corner of Marcus