17 Jan 1942
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
21 Jan 1942
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
31 Jan 1942
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
8 Feb 1942
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
9 Feb 1942
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
15 Feb 1942
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- Akagi departed Palau with Kaga, Carrier Division 2, and Cruiser Division 8, screened by Destroyer Squadron 1 for the attacks on Davao and Port Darwin, Australia. ww2dbase [Akagi | Palau | CPC]
- Kaga departed Palau Islands, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Kaga | Palau | CPC]
- Yugure departed Palau, Caroline Islands at 1400 hours. ww2dbase [Yugure | Palau | CPC]
21 Feb 1943
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
22 Feb 1943
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
23 May 1943
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- USS Sunfish conducted a reonnaissance mission at Anguar, Palau Islands. ww2dbase [Sunfish (Gato-class) | Anguar, Palau | CPC]
28 May 1943
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- USS Sunfish shelled a Japanese oil refinery at Fais, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Sunfish (Gato-class) | Fais, Palau | CPC]
2 Jan 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Palau, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Palau | CPC]
13 Jan 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
12 Mar 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
14 Mar 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
15 Mar 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
28 Mar 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
29 Mar 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- US naval aircraft bombed Japanese ships in the Palau Islands. ww2dbase [Palau | CPC]
- USS Tunny observed a large number of small vessels leaving Malakal Island in the Palau Islands in the morning but did not attack. In the afternoon, she observed the arrival of battleship Musashi and other warships; Tunny fired six bow torpedoes at Musashi but failed to hit her. She endured a 38-depth charge counterattack. Later that night, she caught up with the force and damaged Musashi with another torpedo attack. ww2dbase [Tunny | Malakal, Palau | CPC]
30 Mar 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) launched air strikes on enemy installations located in the Palau Islands, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | Palau | DS]
31 Mar 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) launched air strikes on enemy installations located in the Palau Islands, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | Palau | DS]
25 Jul 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- USS Wasp's aircraft attacked Japanese positions in the Palau Islands. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | Palau | CPC]
27 Jul 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- Landing ship No. 150 was sunk by US aircraft off Palau Islands. ww2dbase [No. 101/103-class | Palau | CPC]
6 Sep 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- USS Wasp's aircraft attacked Japanese positions in the Palau Islands. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | Palau | CPC]
7 Sep 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- USS Wasp's aircraft attacked Japanese positions in the Palau Islands. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | Palau | CPC]
8 Sep 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- USS Wasp's aircraft attacked Japanese positions in the Palau Islands. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | Palau | CPC]
12 Sep 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- USS Marcus Island launched aircraft against Japanese positions on Peleliu and Angaur in the Palau Islands. ww2dbase [Marcus Island | Palau | CPC]
- USS Honolulu began two weeks of daily bombardments of Peleliu in the Palau Islands. For his performance as commander of the Peleliu fire support group, Rear Admiral Walden Ainsworth, aboard Honolulu, was awarded the Legion of Merit with combat 'V'. ww2dbase [Palau Islands and Ulithi Islands Campaigns | Walden Ainsworth | Honolulu | Peleliu, Palau | DS]
15 Sep 1944
Caroline Islands
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Caroline Islands
- The US Marines invaded Peleliu in the Palau islands believing that the island was only lightly defended. In fact, there were some 12,000 Japanese concealed on the island waiting to reveal their hand. In a week the Marines would suffer terrible casualties. The 1st Marines ended up at half their combat strength and, in the 5th and 7th Marines more than four out of every ten men sent ashore were either killed or wounded. For the record Peleliu measured just six miles long and two miles wide and was of questionable strategic value. ww2dbase [Palau Islands and Ulithi Islands Campaigns | Peleliu, Palau | AC]
- USS Marcus Island launched aircraft to provide cover for the Peleliu, Palau Islands invasion. ww2dbase [Marcus Island | Peleliu, Palau | CPC]
- USS Preston supported the invasion of Palau Islands. ww2dbase [Preston (Fletcher-class) | Palau | CPC]
See all photos dated 15 Sep 1944
17 Sep 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- USS Bailey covered the landings on Angaur Island, Palau. ww2dbase [Palau Islands and Ulithi Islands Campaigns | Bailey | Angaur, Palau | DS]
29 Sep 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- Cruisers USS Honolulu, USS Portland, USS Cleveland, and USS Indianapolis departed the Peleliu area bound for Manus in the Admiralty Islands. ww2dbase [Walden Ainsworth | Honolulu | Indianapolis | Portland | Peleliu, Palau | DS]
1 Oct 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- Five miles northwest of Peleliu, USS Bailey came under a nighttime strafing attack that left 9 dead, 16 wounded, and damage to many systems aboard the ship. ww2dbase [Palau Islands and Ulithi Islands Campaigns | Bailey | Peleliu, Palau | DS]
2 Oct 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- USS Marcus Island departed Palau Islands. ww2dbase [Marcus Island | Palau | CPC]
24 Oct 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- USS Honolulu arrived at Kossol Passage, Palau, made additional repairs, and departed again bound for Manus in the Admiralty Islands. ww2dbase [Honolulu | Kossol Passage, Palau | DS]
14 Nov 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- Battleship USS Maryland with cruisers USS St. Louis and USS Columbia and destroyers USS Nicholas, USS Taylor, USS Lang, USS McCord, USS Trathen, USS Hazelwood, and USS MacDonough departed Kossol Roads, Palau bound for Leyte Gulf, Philippines. ww2dbase [Maryland | St. Louis | Columbia | Nicholas | Kossol Roads, Palau | DS]
22 Nov 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- USS Portland was detached from the Carrier Task Force and assigned to the Mindoro invasion force then gathering at Kossol Roads, Palau Islands. ww2dbase [Portland | Kossol Roads, Palau | DS]
26 Nov 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- Destroyer USS Shaw arrived at Kossol Roads, Palau Islands. ww2dbase [Shaw | Kossol Roads, Palau | DS]
27 Nov 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- Destroyer USS Shaw departed Palau bound for Leyte Gulf, ww2dbase [Shaw | Kossol Roads, Palau | DS]
10 Dec 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- USS Marcus Island departed Kossol Roads, Palau Islands. ww2dbase [Marcus Island | Palau | CPC]
30 Dec 1944
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Steamer Bay arrived at Kossol Roads in the Palau Islands. ww2dbase [Steamer Bay | Kossol Raods, Palau | DS]
1 Jan 1945
Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands
- USS Wake Island arrived at Kossol Roads, Palau Islands, loaded ammunition and other supplies, and departed for the Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Wake Island | Kossol Roads, Palau | CPC]
- Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Steamer Bay departed Kossol Roads in the Palau Islands on her first combat sortie of the war bound for Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines. ww2dbase [Steamer Bay | Kossol Raods, Palau | DS]
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