Operation Hailstone
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Operation Hailstone was a major U.S. Navy air and surface attack in February 1944 that devastated the Japanese naval and air base at Truk Lagoon in the Pacific Theater.
Aliases (1)
- Attack on Truk ×1
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
→
naval air operation → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Attack on Truk
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| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
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Imperial Japanese Navy → United States Navy → |
| codeName |
Operation Hailstone
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| commander |
Marc A. Mitscher
→
Raymond A. Spruance → |
| conductedBy |
United States Navy carrier task groups
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|
| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
United States of America
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|
| destroyed |
Japanese aircraft at Truk
→
Japanese merchant ships at Truk → Japanese warships at Truk → shore installations at Truk → |
| endDate |
1944-02-18
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| followedBy |
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
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| force |
Fast Carrier Task Force
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U.S. Fifth Fleet → |
| location |
Caroline Islands
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Chuuk Lagoon → Truk Lagoon → |
| notableFor |
creation of large ship graveyard at Truk Lagoon
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scale of carrier air power employed → |
| objective |
destroy Japanese air power at Truk
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destroy Japanese shipping at Truk → neutralize Truk as a Japanese naval base → |
| partOf |
Pacific Theater of Operations
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Pacific War → island-hopping campaign → |
| precededBy |
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
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|
| result |
Truk neutralized as major Japanese forward base
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decisive American victory → destruction of Japanese base at Truk Lagoon → |
| startDate |
1944-02-17
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|
| strategicEffect |
contributed to isolation of Rabaul
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reduced Japanese ability to project naval power in Central Pacific → |
| target |
Japanese Combined Fleet units at Truk
→
Japanese airfields at Truk → Japanese fuel and supply depots at Truk → |
| theater |
Pacific Ocean
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|
| typeOfAttack |
carrier-based air strike
→
surface ship bombardment → |
| year |
1944
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|
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Operation Hailstone
("Attack on Truk")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Operation Hailstone
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codeName |
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Truk Lagoon
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event |
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World War II
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hasPart |
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Chuuk Lagoon
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historicalEvent |