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The Marshalls–Gilberts raids were tactical airstrikes and naval artillery attacks by United States Navy aircraft carrier and other warship forces against Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) garrisons in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands on 1 February 1942.
The Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign were a series of battles fought from August 1942 through February 1944, in the Pacific theatre of World War II between the United States and Japan. They were the first steps of the drive across the Central Pacific by the United States Pacific Fleet and Marine Corps .
Marshall (Mario Yedidia) is a monster movie-obsessed preteen, and he's not crazy about his divorced mom's boyfriend Ted (Bill Fagerbakke), because he misses his dad. His friends Amy (Clara Bryant) and Gilbert (Adam Wylie) aren't as enthusiastic about his interest, but the three friends are still very close.
The next targets were selected in the Marshall and Gilbert islands. [6] This sprawling mission was jointly assigned to Task Force 8, which was centered around the USS Enterprise and commanded by Admiral William Halsey ; and Task Force 17, centered on USS Yorktown, under command of Admiral Frank Fletcher . [ 6 ]
Pages in category "Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Taking the Marshalls would provide the base needed to launch an offensive on the Marianas, but the Marshalls were cut off from direct communications with Hawaii by a Japanese garrison and air base on the small island of Betio, on the western side of the atoll of Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands. Thus, in order to eventually launch an invasion of ...
The Gilberts lay within 200 miles (320 km) of the southern Marshalls and were well within range of United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft based in the Ellice Islands, which could provide bombing support and long-range reconnaissance for operations in the Gilberts.
Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls: June 1942 April 1944. History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Vol. VII. Boston: Little, Brown and Co. ISBN 978-0-316-58307-7. Wright, Derrick (2004). Tarawa 1943: The Turning of the Tide. Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-275-98271-8