30 Jan 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) struck targets on Kwajalein, Marshall Islands to begin softening up the island for the landings set for the next day. ww2dbase [Marshall Islands Campaign | J. J. Clark | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Kwajalein Atoll | DS]
31 Jan 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) aviators continued their strikes on Kwajalein, Marshall Islands in support of the troops landing on that atoll. The Yorktown air group conducted similar strikes the first three days in February. ww2dbase [Marshall Islands Campaign | J. J. Clark | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Kwajalein Atoll | DS]
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