Pacific Theatre of Operations (PTO) 1942 to 1944.

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Pacific Theatre of Operations (PTO) 1942 to 1944

Comparison: New York to LA = 2,450 miles

Pacific Scope London to Berlin = 580 miles Berlin to Moscow = 1,000 miles Entire European War fought inside an area ~1600 miles wide by ~1200 miles tall Pacific War fought over an area 3x as wide and 3x as tall

Pearl Harbor Philippines December, 1941 Wake Island Guam

April, 1942 Doolittle Raid

May, 1942 Battle of The Coral Sea

June 1942 Battle of Midway

Jul ’42 to 1943 Solomon Islands

Nov 1943 Gilbert Islands

Jan – Feb 1944 Marshall Islands

Jun to Aug ‘44 Mariana Islands

Two Pronged Assault IWO JIMA OKINAWA US Army (MacArthur) + Halsey US Navy (Nimitz) Eniwetok TARAWA KWAJALEIN B29s

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