15 Apr 1944
Japan
Japan
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) launched a raid on Chichi Jima and Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands. ww2dbase [Mariana Islands Campaign | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands | DS]
16 Jun 1944
Japan
Japan
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) launched a raid on Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands before heading back to the Mariana Islands and joining in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. ww2dbase [Mariana Islands Campaign | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands | DS]
24 Jun 1944
Japan
Japan
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) launched raids on Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands. ww2dbase [Mariana Islands Campaign | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands | DS]
4 Jul 1944
Japan
Japan
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) continued combat operations with attacks on Iwo Jima and Chichi Jima in the Bonin Islands. ww2dbase [Mariana Islands Campaign | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands | DS]
20 Feb 1945
Japan
Japan
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) launched 3 days of support missions over Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands. ww2dbase [Battle of Iwo Jima | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands | DS]
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