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American Missions Against Wotje
February 1, 1942 - September 8, 1944

Click For EnlargementFebruary 1, 1942
(USN) First U.S. Carrier Offensive - Task Forces 8 (Vice Admiral W. F. Halsey) and 17 (Rear Admiral F. J. Fletcher), built around the carriers Enterprise and Yorktown, bombed and bombarded enemy installations on Wotje

January 29, 1943
(USN) Six heavy and six light carriers, in four groups of Task Force 58 (Rear Admiral M. A. Mitscher), opened the campaign to capture the Marshalls (29 Jan) with heavy air attacks on Wotje.

December 4, 1943
(USN) Two groups of Task Force 50 (Rear Admiral C. A. Pownall), composed of four heavy and two light carriers and screening ships, bombed airfields and shipping at Wotje

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September 8, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Kwajalein bomb Wotje Atoll.

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September 30, 2009

 

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