Chuuk Lagoon
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Chuuk Lagoon, previously Truk Atoll, is an atoll in the central Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1,800 kilometres northeast of New Guinea and is part of Chuuk State within the Federated States of Micrones
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Native Micronesian of Japanese Truk Island, circa 1930s.
Japanese battleships Yamato and Musashi in anchorage off Truk Islands in 1943
Japanese shipping under attack in Truk Lagoon during Operation Hailstone on 17 February 1944
Operation Hailstone
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Operation Hailstone was a large-scale United States Navy air and surface attack on Truk Lagoon on 17–18 February 1944, conducted as part of the American offensive drive against the Imperial Japanese N
Chuuk Lagoon
…Chuuk Lagoon was the Empire of Japan's main naval base in the South Pacific theatre during World War II. It was the site of a major U.S. attack during Operation Hailstone in February 1944, and Operation Inmate, a small assault conducted by British and Canadian forces during June 1945. Chuuk means mountain in the Chuukese…
Japanese ammunition ship Aikoku Maru exploding after a torpedo hit, 17 February 1944.