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    Enewetak Atoll (redirect from Eniwetok)
    Enewetak Atoll (/ɛˈniːwəˌtɔːk, ˌɛnɪˈwiːtɔːk/; also spelled Eniwetok Atoll or sometimes Eniewetok; Marshallese: Ānewetak, [ænʲeːwɛːdˠɑk], or Āne-wātak,...
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    The Battle of Eniwetok was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought from 17 to 23 February 1944 on Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands...
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    Naval Base Eniwetok was a major United States Navy base located at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands, during World War II. The base was built to support...
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    Operation Catchpole were aimed at capturing Japanese bases at Kwajalein, Eniwetok, and Majuro in the Marshall Islands. The Imperial Japanese Navy occupied...
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    CVE-124 2 April 1945 — — — Cancelled before launching, 12 August 1945 Eniwetok CVE-125 20 April 1945 Lingayen CVE-126 1 May 1945 Okinawa CVE-127 22 May...
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    seizure of Eniwetok began when the fighting was still taking place on Kwajalein. The D-Day for Eniwetok was scheduled for 17 February 1944. Eniwetok is made...
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    6th Marine Division in 1945. It took part in fighting at the battles of Eniwetok, Guam, and Okinawa. The regiment also participated in the occupation of...
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    exhausted U.S. Marine, Theodore James Miller exhibits the thousand-yard stare after two days of constant fighting at the Battle of Eniwetok, February 1944....
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    remainder of World War II ferrying supplies around Western Pacific ports like Eniwetok, Okinawa, Iejima, Ulithi, and Guam in advance of the planned invasion of...
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    to the Pacific Fleet in 1944, Iowa shelled beachheads at Kwajalein and Eniwetok in advance of Allied amphibious landings and screened aircraft carriers...
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