20 Sep 1943
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
23 Sep 1943
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
19 Oct 1943
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
23 Oct 1943
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
17 Feb 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- US Marines landed on Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands. USS Hoel fired her main guns in anger for the first time on when she fired on Japanese troops seen moving about Parry Island. ww2dbase [Marshall Islands Campaign | Hoel | Eniwetok | CPC]
20 Feb 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- American troops captured Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Marshall Islands Campaign | Eniwetok | CPC]
10 Jun 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
11 Jun 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- Destroyer USS Shaw departed Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands as part of an escort for transports en route the Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Shaw | Eniwetok | DS]
- USS Cassin Young arrived at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Cassin Young | Eniwetok | CPC]
27 Jun 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- USS New Mexico arrived at Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Eniwetok | CPC]
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) arrived at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | Eniwetok | DS]
30 Jun 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) left Eniwetok, Marshall Islands and headed back to the Mariana Islands and the Bonin Islands. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | Eniwetok | DS]
- USS Wasp departed Eniwetok, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | Eniwetok | CPC]
14 Jul 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
15 Jul 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
18 Jul 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
2 Aug 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- USS Wasp arrived at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | Eniwetok | CPC]
- USS New Mexico arrived at Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Eniwetok | CPC]
11 Aug 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
13 Aug 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- USS Cassin Young arrived at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Cassin Young | Eniwetok | CPC]
28 Aug 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- USS Wasp departed Eniwetok, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | Eniwetok | CPC]
- After eight weeks of escort duty, destroyer USS Ralph Talbot was assigned to Task Force 38 Fast Carrier Force as a screening vessel for carriers USS Enterprise, Franklin, and San Jacinto then at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Ralph Talbot | Eniwetok | DS]
29 Aug 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- USS Preston departed Eniwetok, Marshall Islands with Task Force 38. ww2dbase [Preston (Fletcher-class) | Eniwetok | CPC]
30 Aug 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
26 Sep 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
5 Oct 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
25 Oct 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- USS Ticonderoga arrived at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Ticonderoga | Eniwetok | DS]
26 Oct 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- USS Ticonderoga departed Eniwetok, Marshall islands for Ulithi, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Ticonderoga | Eniwetok | DS]
31 Oct 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) arrived at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | Eniwetok | DS]
1 Nov 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) departed Eniwetok, Marshall Islands for Ulithi, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | Eniwetok | DS]
5 Nov 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- USS Makin Island arrived at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Makin Island | Eniwetok | DS]
23 Nov 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- USS Astoria arrived at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands and celebrated the American holiday of Thanksgiving. Later in the day she departed for Ulithi, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Astoria (Cleveland-class) | Eniwetok | CPC]
2 May 1945
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
3 May 1945
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
7 Jul 1945
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
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