5 Dec 1941
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
1 Feb 1942
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- Jack Kleiss saw combat for the first time, destroying a parked aircraft at Roi Airfield on Kwajalein, Marshall Islands during the first strike. During the second strike, his SBD Dauntless aircraft was hit by Japanese machine gun fire, wounding his gunner Radioman 3rd Class John Snowden in the buttocks. ww2dbase [Jack Kleiss | Kwajalein | CPC]
9 Feb 1942
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
3 May 1942
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
7 May 1942
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
1 Jul 1942
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
1 Aug 1942
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
19 Jul 1943
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
8 Sep 1943
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
15 Sep 1943
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
19 Sep 1943
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
24 Sep 1943
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
25 Sep 1943
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
25 Nov 1943
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
30 Nov 1943
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
2 Dec 1943
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
20 Jan 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- Japanese cargo ships Akibasan Maru was sunk at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Kwajalein | CPC]
29 Jan 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
30 Jan 1944
Marshall Islands


Marshall Islands
- USS Alabama bombarded Japanese positions on Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Alabama | Kwajalein | CPC]


31 Jan 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- USS New Mexico shelled Japanese positions on Kwajalein Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Marshall Islands Campaign | Kwajalein | CPC]
1 Feb 1944
Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands
- USS New Mexico shelled Japanese positions on Ebeye Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Marshall Islands Campaign | Kwajalein | CPC]

9 Jun 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
27 Feb 1945
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- Lieutenant General Millard F. Harmon, Commanding General, USAAF Air Forces, Pacific Area, arrived at Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, refueled, and took off for Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii. The C-87 transport aircraft would never be seen again. An extensive coordinated search by all services ensued for the next 20 days but failed to locate any trace of the missing plane or its passengers. Brigadier General James Roy Andersen was also lost in this accident the aircraft. ww2dbase [Kwajalein | HM]
26 Dec 1945
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
27 Dec 1945
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
29 Aug 1946
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- Prinz Eugen was decommissioned from service by the US Navy at Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Prinz Eugen | Kwajalein | CPC]
21 Dec 1946
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- Prinz Eugen began to list severely at Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Prinz Eugen | Kwajalein | CPC]
22 Dec 1946
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- Prinz Eugen capsized at Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Prinz Eugen | Kwajalein | CPC]
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