Battle of Kwajalein
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The Battle of Kwajalein was a major World War II Pacific campaign in early 1944 in which U.S. forces captured the Japanese-held Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, marking a significant step in the island-hopping strategy toward Japan.
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4th Marine Division
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Kwajalein Atoll
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Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
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USS Maryland (BB-46)
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Central Pacific Ocean
("Battle of Kwajalein vicinity")
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