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 HarborPhilippines
December, 1941
Wake Island
Guam
April, 1942Doolittle Raid
May, 1942Battle of The Coral Sea
June 1942Battle of Midway
Jul ’42 to 1943Solomon Islands
Nov 1943Gilbert Islands
Jan – Feb 1944Marshall Islands
Jun to Aug ‘44Mariana Islands
Two Pronged Assault
1942 - 1945
IWO JIMA
OKINAWA
US Army (MacArthur) + Halsey
US Navy (Nimitz)Eniwetok
TARAWA
KWAJALEIN
B29s