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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Hailstone canonical | 8 |
| Attack on Truk | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
naval air operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Hailstone
ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Truk
|
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| codeName | Operation Hailstone self-link ⓘ |
| commander |
Marc A. Mitscher
ⓘ
Raymond A. Spruance ⓘ |
| conductedBy |
Carrier Strike Groups
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Navy carrier task groups
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| destroyed |
Japanese aircraft at Truk
ⓘ
Japanese merchant ships at Truk ⓘ Japanese warships at Truk ⓘ shore installations at Truk ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-02-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ |
| force |
Third Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
Fast Carrier Task Force
U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ |
| location |
Caroline Islands
ⓘ
Chuuk Lagoon ⓘ Truk Lagoon ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creation of large ship graveyard at Truk Lagoon
ⓘ
scale of carrier air power employed ⓘ |
| objective |
destroy Japanese air power at Truk
ⓘ
destroy Japanese shipping at Truk ⓘ neutralize Truk as a Japanese naval base ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific theater commands
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of Operations
Pacific War ⓘ island-hopping campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ |
| result |
Truk neutralized as major Japanese forward base
ⓘ
decisive American victory ⓘ destruction of Japanese base at Truk Lagoon ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-02-17 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
contributed to isolation of Rabaul
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| typeOfAttack |
carrier-based air strike
ⓘ
surface ship bombardment ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Attack on Truk