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1 Pacific Theatre of Operations (PTO) 1942 to 1944

2 Comparison: New York to LA = 2,450 miles

3 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

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5 Pearl Harbor Philippines December, 1941 Wake Island Guam

6 April, 1942 Doolittle Raid

7 May, 1942 Battle of The Coral Sea

8 June 1942 Battle of Midway

9 Jul ’42 to 1943 Solomon Islands

10 Nov 1943 Gilbert Islands

11 Jan – Feb 1944 Marshall Islands

12 Jun to Aug ‘44 Mariana Islands

13 Two Pronged Assault 1942 - 1945 IWO JIMA OKINAWA US Army (MacArthur) + Halsey US Navy (Nimitz) Eniwetok TARAWA KWAJALEIN B29s

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