1944 ⟶ US Navy Attacks Mariana Islands

US Navy planes attack the Mariana Islands of Saipan, Guam an...
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1944

✈️ US Navy Attacks Mariana Islands

US Navy planes attack the Mariana Islands of Saipan, Guam and Tinian.⟶
US Navy Attacks Mariana Islands (1944)
Pacific TheaterMariana IslandsUS Navyair strikesisland hoppingSaipanGuamTinian

💣 US Navy Bombards Kuril Islands

The American Navy bombards the Kuril Islands, northernmost in the Japanese homelands.⟶
US Navy Bombards Kuril Islands (1944)
Pacific TheaterNaval BombardmentKuril IslandsJapanese HomelandUS NavyStrategic Bombing

💥 US Air Strikes Commence on the Marianas

American aircraft carriers commence air strikes on the Marianas, including Saipan, preparing for invasion.⟶
US Air Strikes Commence on the Marianas (1944)
air strikesMarianasSaipaninvasionPacific TheaterUS Navyisland hoppingstrategic bombing

🚢 US Navy Shelling and Bombing in Marshall Islands

U.S. Navy shelling and carrier bombing began in the Marshall Islands, preliminary to invasions the following day.⟶
US Navy Shelling and Bombing in Marshall Islands (1944)
Marshall IslandsPacific TheaterUS NavyBombardmentInvasionMilitary CampaignWarfareIsland Hopping

✈️ US Navy Raids on Caroline Islands Continue

American navy air raids continue in the Caroline Islands, including Truk.⟶
US Navy Raids on Caroline Islands Continue (1944)
Pacific TheaterUS Navyair raidsCaroline IslandsTruknaval warfareisland hoppingaerial bombardment

🚢 US Fleet Sails for Saipan Invasion

In the Pacific, the U.S. fleet transporting the expeditionary forces for the invasion of Saipan in the Mariana Islands leaves Pearl Harbor.⟶
Pacific TheaterUS NavySaipanMariana Islandsinvasionisland hoppingnaval operationsstrategic planningexpeditionary forces