World War II Pacific Theater July 1942 August
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World War II Pacific Theater July 1942 -August 1945
US Division of Command Initial Offensive Plan Task 12––Navy Command Task Army Task 3 – Army. Command Nimitz Ghormley Mac. Arthur
US Carriers Japanese Carriers Shokaku DAMAGED Zuikaku ‘Medium’ Carriers Saratoga DAMAGED 33 Enterprise DAMAGED 6 Hornet SUNK REFIT 88 Wasp SUNK 7 Junyo Mechanical Hiyo H J Z S MIDWAY OKINAWA FORMOSA IWO JIMA LUZON SAIPAN TINIAN GUAM PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ULITHI YAP LEYTE MINDANAO ENIWETOK CAROLINE ISLANDS PALAU ISLANDS Nimitz WAKE ISLAND MARIANA ISLANDS 8 6 7 3 MARSHALL ISLANDS KWAJALEIN TRUK PELELIU MAKIN BIAK TARAWA Hollandia GILBERT ISLANDS ADMIRALTY IS. Rabaul Salamaua Port Moresby US Ground Forces (New Guinea) AUSTRALIA Lae NEW BRITAIN Buna NEW BOUGAINVILLE SOLOMON CHOISEUL SANTA ISABEL ISLANDS SAVO SAN CRITOBAL SANTA CRUZ GEORGIA ISLANDS GUADALCANAL Mac. Arthur Halsey Ghormley US Ground Forces (Solomons)
US Carriers Japanese Carriers Shokaku DAMAGED Saratoga DAMAGED Zuikaku 33 6 Enterprise DAMAGED OVERHAUL ‘Medium’ Carriers SUNK 8 SUNK 7 Aircraft Losses Junyo Aircraft Losses Mechanical Hiyo MIDWAY OKINAWA FORMOSA IWO JIMA LUZON ULITHI YAP LEYTE MINDANAO 3 SAIPAN TINIAN GUAM PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ENIWETOK H MARSHALL ISLANDS CAROLINE ISLANDS PALAU ISLANDS KWAJALEIN TRUK J Nimitz WAKE ISLAND MARIANA ISLANDS Z PELELIU S BIAK MAKIN GILBERT ISLANDS TARAWA Hollandia ADMIRALTY IS. Rabaul Salamaua Port Moresby Lae NEW BRITAIN Buna NEW BOUGAINVILLE SOLOMON CHOISEUL SANTA ISABEL ISLANDS SAVO SAN CRITOBAL SANTA CRUZ GEORGIA ISLANDS GUADALCANAL US Ground Forces Halsey AUSTRALIA Mac. Arthur 6
US Carriers Japanese Carriers Shokaku DAMAGED Saratoga Zuikaku 6 Enterprise DAMAGED OVERHAUL Allied Strategic Concept ‘Medium’ Carriers Aircraft Losses Junyo Aircraft Losses Mechanical Hiyo MIDWAY OKINAWA FORMOSA IWO JIMA LUZON SAIPAN TINIAN GUAM PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ULITHI YAP LEYTE MINDANAO ENIWETOK H MARSHALL ISLANDS CAROLINE ISLANDS PALAU ISLANDS KWAJALEIN TRUK J Nimitz WAKE ISLAND MARIANA ISLANDS S BIAK 5 7 Spruance Z PELELIU MAKIN GILBERT ISLANDS TARAWA Hollandia ADMIRALTY IS. Rabaul Salamaua Port Moresby 7 Lae NEW BRITAIN Buna 5 NEW BOUGAINVILLE SOLOMON CHOISEUL SANTA ISABEL ISLANDS SAVO SAN CRITOBAL SANTA CRUZ GEORGIA ISLANDS 3 GUADALCANAL Kinkaid 13 3 US Ground Forces Halsey AUSTRALIA Mac. Arthur 3
Japanese Carriers US Carriers 11 Aircraft Losses Shokaku Support Duty 333 Saratoga OVERHAUL Aircraft Losses Zuikaku 6 Enterprise OVERHAUL Taiho 9 Essex OVERHAUL ‘Medium’ Carriers 16 Lexington DAMAGED Aircraft Losses Junyo Yorktown 10 Aircraft Losses Hiyo Bunker Hill 17 11 Intrepid DAMAGED Hornet T MIDWAY OKINAWA FORMOSA IWO JIMA LUZON SAIPAN TINIAN GUAM PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ULITHI YAP MINDANAO ENIWETOK H MARSHALL ISLANDS CAROLINE ISLANDS PALAU ISLANDS TF 58 TRUK J Nimitz WAKE ISLAND MARIANA ISLANDS LEYTE 12 KWAJALEIN 7 Spruance Z PELELIU S BIAK 5 9 16 10 MAKIN TARAWA Hollandia GILBERT ISLANDS ADMIRALTY IS. Rabaul Salamaua Port Moresby 7 Lae NEW BRITAIN Buna 5 NEW SOLOMON CHOISEUL SANTA ISABEL ISLANDS SAVO SAN CRITOBAL SANTA CRUZ GEORGIA ISLANDS 3 3 GUADALCANAL Kinkaid AUSTRALIA BOUGAINVILLE Mac. Arthur 13 Halsey US Ground Forces
Japanese Carriers US Carriers 11 Aircraft Losses Shokaku Support Duty 333 Saratoga OVERHAUL Aircraft Losses Zuikaku Enterprise Taiho 6 9 Essex OVERHAUL ‘Medium’ Carriers Lexington 16 Aircraft Losses Junyo Yorktown 10 Aircraft Losses Hiyo Bunker Hill 17 11 Intrepid DAMAGED Hornet T MIDWAY OKINAWA FORMOSA H IWO JIMA MARIANA ISLANDS LUZON Z S ULITHI YAP LEYTE MINDANAO WAKE ISLAND Spruance ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS CAROLINE ISLANDS PALAU ISLANDS Nimitz 7 5 SAIPAN TINIAN GUAM PHILIPPINE ISLANDS J 12 TF 58 TRUK KWAJALEIN 5 Spruance PELELIU MAKIN BIAK TARAWA Hollandia ADMIRALTY IS. 7 GILBERT ISLANDS Nimitz 3 Halsey Rabaul Salamaua Port Moresby US Ground Forces (New Guinea) AUSTRALIA 7 Lae NEW BRITAIN BOUGAINVILLE SOLOMON CHOISEUL SANTA ISABEL ISLANDS Buna 5 FEAF NEW GEORGIA 3 GUADALCANAL Kinkaid Mac. Arthur SAVO SAN CRITOBAL SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS 13 Halsey US Ground Forces
Japanese Carriers US Carriers 11 Aircraft Losses Shokaku SUNK Support Duty 33 Saratoga OVERHAUL Aircraft Losses Zuikaku SUNK Taiho SUNK ‘Medium’ Carriers Enterprise OVERHAUL 66 Essex OVERHAUL 9 Lexington 16 10 Yorktown OVERHAUL Aircraft Losses Junyo DAMAGED Bunker Hill 17 OVERHAUL Aircraft Losses Hiyo SUNK 11 Intrepid DAMAGED T 20 10 Hornet 12 Wasp 18 13 Franklin DAMAGED 14 FORMOSA H Ticonderoga DAMAGED IWO JIMA MARIANA ISLANDS TF 38 LUZON 3 20 SAIPAN TINIAN GUAM PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Halsey J Z S Hancock MIDWAY OKINAWA ULITHI YAP LEYTE MINDANAO WAKE ISLAND Spruance TF 58 ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS KWAJALEIN TRUK Mac. Arthur PELELIU Nimitz MAKIN BIAK TARAWA Hollandia ADMIRALTY IS. 7 Rabaul Salamaua Port Moresby US Ground Forces (Morotai) 6 th Army Kruger AUSTRALIA GILBERT ISLANDS 5 3 Spruance. Halsey FEAF Kinkaid 14 14 7 5 CAROLINE ISLANDS PALAU ISLANDS 19 7 Lae NEW BRITAIN Buna NEW FEAF BOUGAINVILLE SOLOMON CHOISEUL SANTA ISABEL ISLANDS SAVO SAN CRITOBAL SANTA CRUZ GEORGIA ISLANDS GUADALCANAL Kinkaid Mac. Arthur US Ground Forces (Peleliu)
US Carriers 11 Support Duty Saratoga 33 Enterprise DAMAGED 66 Essex 9 16 Lexington OVERHAUL Yorktown 10 Bunker Hill DAMAGED 17 11 Intrepid DAMAGED 12 Hornet OVERHAUL Operation Downfall TF 38 3 14 OKINAWA TF 58 FORMOSA LUZON MIDWAY IWO JIMA 5 Spruance 3 Mac. Arthur ULITHI YAP MINDANAO ENIWETOK CAROLINE ISLANDS PALAU ISLANDS Hollandia ADMIRALTY IS. US Ground Forces (Philippines) 8 th Army A U SEichelberger TRALIA Randolph 15 Shangri-La 38 GILBERT ISLANDS 5 3 Spruance Halsey Rabaul Port Moresby 20 Nimitz MAKIN TARAWA Lae Bennington KWAJALEIN TRUK Salamaua 14 MARSHALL ISLANDS PELELIU BIAK Ticonderoga DAMAGED Bon Homme Richard 31 20 SAIPAN TINIAN GUAM PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Halsey LEYTE WAKE ISLAND MARIANA ISLANDS 18 13 Franklin DAMAGED 19 Hancock DAMAGED Mac. Arthur Halsey 10 Wasp DAMAGED NEW BRITAIN Buna NEW BOUGAINVILLE SOLOMON CHOISEUL SANTA ISABEL ISLANDS SAVO SAN CRITOBAL SANTA CRUZ GEORGIA ISLANDS GUADALCANAL US Ground Forces (Iwo (Okinawa) Jima)