world war ii pacific theater july 1942-august 1945
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World War II
Pacific Theater
July 1942-August 1945
Nimitz
Ghormley
US Division of Command and Initial Offensive Plan
Task 1 – Navy CommandTask 2 – Army CommandTask 3 – Army Command
MacArthur
A U S T R A L I A
MARIANAISLANDS
GUAMTINIANSAIPAN
IWOJIMA
WAKEISLAND
MARSHALLISLANDS
GILBERTISLANDS
KWAJALEIN
TARAWA
MAKIN
ENIWETOK
CAROLINE ISLANDS
TRUKPALAUISLANDS
ULITHIYAP
PHILIPPINEISLANDS
LUZON
LEYTE
MINDANAO
Rabaul
NEWBRITAIN
BOUGAINVILLESOLOMONISLANDS
GUADALCANAL
BunaPort Moresby
Salamaua LaeCHOISEUL
SANTA ISABEL
NEW GEORGIA
ADMIRALTY IS.
SAVO
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
SAN CRITOBAL
HollandiaBIAK
FORMOSA
OKINAWAMIDWAY
PELELIU
Enterprise 6
Hornet 8
Wasp 7
Saratoga 3
US Carriers
REFIT 8
DAMAGED 6
3
6
8
DAMAGED 3
SUNK 7
7
SUNK 8
Shokaku
Zuikaku
Japanese Carriers
Junyo
DAMAGED
Hiyo
‘Medium’ Carriers
SZ
H
J
Mechanical
US Ground Forces(Solomons)
Ghormley
US Ground Forces(New Guinea)
MacArthur
Nimitz
Halsey
A U S T R A L I A
MARIANAISLANDS
GUAMTINIANSAIPAN
IWOJIMA
WAKEISLAND
MARSHALLISLANDS
GILBERTISLANDS
KWAJALEIN
TARAWA
MAKIN
ENIWETOK
CAROLINE ISLANDS
TRUKPALAUISLANDS
ULITHIYAP
PHILIPPINEISLANDS
LUZON
LEYTE
MINDANAO
Rabaul
NEWBRITAIN
BOUGAINVILLESOLOMONISLANDS
GUADALCANAL
BunaPort Moresby
Salamaua LaeCHOISEUL
SANTA ISABEL
NEW GEORGIA
ADMIRALTY IS.
SAVO
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
SAN CRITOBAL
HollandiaBIAK
FORMOSA
OKINAWAMIDWAY
PELELIU
Enterprise 6
Saratoga 3
US Carriers
DAMAGED 6
3
DAMAGED 3Shokaku
Zuikaku
Japanese Carriers
Junyo
DAMAGED
Hiyo
‘Medium’ Carriers
Mechanical
US Ground Forces
SUNK 7
SUNK 8
Z
S
J
H
6
Aircraft Losses
Aircraft Losses
OVERHAUL 6
Nimitz
Halsey
MacArthur
A U S T R A L I A
MARIANAISLANDS
GUAMTINIANSAIPAN
IWOJIMA
WAKEISLAND
MARSHALLISLANDS
GILBERTISLANDS
KWAJALEIN
TARAWA
MAKIN
ENIWETOK
CAROLINE ISLANDS
TRUKPALAUISLANDS
ULITHIYAP
PHILIPPINEISLANDS
LUZON
LEYTE
MINDANAO
Rabaul
NEWBRITAIN
BOUGAINVILLESOLOMONISLANDS
GUADALCANAL
BunaPort Moresby
Salamaua LaeCHOISEUL
SANTA ISABEL
NEW GEORGIA
ADMIRALTY IS.
SAVO
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
SAN CRITOBAL
HollandiaBIAK
FORMOSA
OKINAWAMIDWAY
PELELIU
Enterprise 6
Saratoga 3
US Carriers
DAMAGED 6
Shokaku
Zuikaku
Japanese Carriers
Junyo
DAMAGED
Hiyo
‘Medium’ Carriers
Mechanical
US Ground Forces
Z
S
J
H
Aircraft Losses
Aircraft Losses
OVERHAUL 6
Nimitz
3
Allied Strategic Concept
Halsey
3Halsey
13
MacArthur
7Kinkaid
5
5Spruance
7
A U S T R A L I A
MARIANAISLANDS
GUAMTINIANSAIPAN
IWOJIMA
WAKEISLAND
MARSHALLISLANDS
GILBERTISLANDS
KWAJALEIN
TARAWA
MAKIN
ENIWETOK
CAROLINE ISLANDS
TRUKPALAUISLANDS
ULITHIYAP
PHILIPPINEISLANDS
LUZON
LEYTE
MINDANAO
Rabaul
NEWBRITAIN
BOUGAINVILLESOLOMONISLANDS
GUADALCANAL
BunaPort Moresby
Salamaua LaeCHOISEUL
SANTA ISABEL
NEW GEORGIA
ADMIRALTY IS.
SAVO
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
SAN CRITOBAL
HollandiaBIAK
FORMOSA
OKINAWAMIDWAY
PELELIU
3Halsey
137Kinkaid
5
Enterprise 6
Saratoga 3
US Carriers
Shokaku
Zuikaku
Japanese Carriers
Junyo
Hiyo
‘Medium’ Carriers
US Ground Forces
Z
S
J
H
Aircraft Losses
Aircraft Losses
3
Essex 9
Lexington 16
Yorktown 10
91610
OVERHAUL 6
Bunker Hill 17
Aircraft Losses
Aircraft Losses OVERHAUL 3
Taiho
Nimitz
T
DAMAGED 16
Intrepid 11
Support Duty 3
Hornet 12
DAMAGED 11
TF 58
OVERHAUL 9
11
MacArthur
5Spruance
7
A U S T R A L I A
MARIANAISLANDS
GUAMTINIANSAIPAN
IWOJIMA
WAKEISLAND
MARSHALLISLANDS
GILBERTISLANDS
KWAJALEIN
TARAWA
MAKIN
ENIWETOK
CAROLINE ISLANDS
TRUKPALAUISLANDS
ULITHIYAP
PHILIPPINEISLANDS
LUZON
LEYTE
MINDANAO
Rabaul
NEWBRITAIN
BOUGAINVILLESOLOMONISLANDS
GUADALCANAL
BunaPort Moresby
Salamaua LaeCHOISEUL
SANTA ISABEL
NEW GEORGIA
ADMIRALTY IS.
SAVO
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
SAN CRITOBAL
HollandiaBIAK
FORMOSA
OKINAWAMIDWAY
PELELIU
3Halsey
137Kinkaid
5
Enterprise 6
Saratoga 3
US Carriers
Shokaku
Zuikaku
Japanese Carriers
Junyo
Hiyo
‘Medium’ Carriers
US Ground Forces
Aircraft Losses
Aircraft Losses
Essex 9
Lexington 16
Yorktown 10
Bunker Hill 17
Aircraft Losses
Aircraft Losses OVERHAUL 3
Taiho
Nimitz
T
Intrepid 11
Support Duty 3
Hornet 12
DAMAGED 11
TF 58
US Ground Forces(New Guinea)
Nimitz
OVERHAUL 9
11
MacArthur
5Spruance
7
5Spruance
7
3Halsey
7Kinkaid
FEAF
Z
S
J
H
A U S T R A L I A
MARIANAISLANDS
GUAMTINIANSAIPAN
IWOJIMA
WAKEISLAND
MARSHALLISLANDS
GILBERTISLANDS
KWAJALEIN
TARAWA
MAKIN
ENIWETOK
CAROLINE ISLANDS
TRUKPALAUISLANDS
ULITHIYAP
PHILIPPINEISLANDS
LUZON
LEYTE
MINDANAO
Rabaul
NEWBRITAIN
BOUGAINVILLESOLOMONISLANDS
GUADALCANAL
BunaPort Moresby
Salamaua LaeCHOISEUL
SANTA ISABEL
NEW GEORGIA
ADMIRALTY IS.
SAVO
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
SAN CRITOBAL
HollandiaBIAK
FORMOSA
OKINAWAMIDWAY
PELELIU
Enterprise 6
Saratoga 3
US Carriers
Shokaku
Zuikaku
Japanese Carriers
Junyo
Hiyo
‘Medium’ Carriers
US Ground Forces
Aircraft Losses
Aircraft Losses
Lexington 16
Yorktown 10
Bunker Hill 17
Aircraft Losses
Aircraft Losses OVERHAUL 3
Taiho
T
Intrepid 11
Support Duty 3
Hornet 12
DAMAGED 11
Z
S
J
H
Nimitz
Wasp 18
Essex 9OVERHAUL 9
DAMAGED
SUNK
SUNK
SUNK
20
20
US Ground Forces(Morotai)
US Ground Forces(Peleliu)
5Spruance
7
7Kinkaid
FEAF
11
3Halsey
5Spruance
10 14
3Halsey
MacArthur
TF 58
Franklin 13
Hancock 19
OVERHAUL 6
OVERHAUL 10
OVERHAUL 17
TF 38
MacArthur
SUNK
US Ground Forces
6th ArmyKruger
Ticonderoga 14
DAMAGED 13
DAMAGED 14
7Kinkaid
FEAF
A U S T R A L I A
MARIANAISLANDS
GUAMTINIANSAIPAN
IWOJIMA
WAKEISLAND
MARSHALLISLANDS
GILBERTISLANDS
KWAJALEIN
TARAWA
MAKIN
ENIWETOK
CAROLINE ISLANDS
TRUKPALAUISLANDS
ULITHIYAP
PHILIPPINEISLANDS
LUZON
LEYTE
MINDANAO
Rabaul
NEWBRITAIN
BOUGAINVILLESOLOMONISLANDS
GUADALCANAL
BunaPort Moresby
Salamaua LaeCHOISEUL
SANTA ISABEL
NEW GEORGIA
ADMIRALTY IS.
SAVO
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
SAN CRITOBAL
HollandiaBIAK
FORMOSA
OKINAWAMIDWAY
PELELIU
Nimitz
20
11
5Spruance
10 14
3Halsey
5Spruance
3Halsey
TF 58
US Ground Forces(Philippines)
8th ArmyEichelberger
MacArthur
US Ground Forces(Iwo Jima)
US Ground Forces(Okinawa)
Enterprise 6
Saratoga 3
US Carriers
Lexington 16
Yorktown 10
Bunker Hill 17
Intrepid 11
Support Duty 3
Hornet 12
DAMAGED 11
Wasp 18
Essex 9
Franklin 13
Hancock 19
Ticonderoga 14
DAMAGED 13
DAMAGED 14
Bennington 20
Randolph 15
Shangri-La 38
Bon Homme Richard 31
DAMAGED 18
OVERHAUL 16
DAMAGED 13
DAMAGED 19
DAMAGED 11
DAMAGED 17
DAMAGED 6
3Halsey
MacArthur
OVERHAUL 12
Operation Downfall
TF 38