Kwajalein Atoll
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Kwajalein Atoll is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The southernmost and largest island in the atoll is named Kwajalein Island, which its majority English-speaking residents often shorten
Kwajalein island with Bucholz Army Airfield
The most populated island of Kwajalein Atoll, the island city of Ebeye
Northern section of Kwajalein Atoll, with the now joined together islands of Roi and Namur
Satellite photo of the northern Kwajalein Atoll, including Roi-Maur
Battle of Kwajalein
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The Battle of Kwajalein was fought as part of the Pacific campaign of World War II. It took place 31 January – 3 February 1944, on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Employing learned lessons fr
Soldiers of the U.S. 7th Infantry Division attack a Japanese blockhouse on Kwajalein.
Marines in a landing craft at Kwajalein, 1944
The accidental detonation of a torpedo arsenal creates a large explosion, injuring over 100 people and killing 20
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox is presented with the flag that flew over Kwajalein by Captain James H. Doyle.