Pacific Ocean Areas Command

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The Pacific Ocean Areas Command was a major Allied military command in the Pacific theater during World War II, led by the U.S. Navy and responsible for coordinating operations across vast areas of the Pacific Ocean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Allied military command
theater-level military command
abbreviation POA
areaOfOperations Central Pacific
North Pacific Area
surface form: North Pacific

South Pacific
most of the Pacific Ocean west of the United States West Coast
belligerent Allies of World War II
commanderTitle Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas
conflict World War II
coordinatedWith South West Pacific Area
country United States of America
dateEstablished 1942
1942-03-30
dissolved 1945
distinctFrom South West Pacific Area
headquarters Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
includedOperation Battle of the Philippine Sea
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
Battle of Iwo Jima
surface form: Iwo Jima campaign

Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
Battle of Okinawa
surface form: Okinawa campaign
leader Chester W. Nimitz
notableCommander Chester W. Nimitz
opposedTo Axis powers
Imperial Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
parentOrganization United States Navy
responsibleFor air operations in the Pacific Ocean Areas
amphibious operations in the Pacific Ocean Areas
coordination of Allied forces in the Pacific Ocean Areas
naval operations in the Pacific Ocean Areas
serviceBranch Australian Army
British forces in the Pacific
Free French Forces
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Navy
Royal New Zealand Air Force
New Zealand Army
surface form: Royal New Zealand Army

Royal New Zealand Navy
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
subordinateCommand U.S. Army Central Pacific Area
surface form: Central Pacific Area

North Pacific Area
South Pacific Area command
surface form: South Pacific Area
subordinateTo Combined Chiefs of Staff
theater Pacific War
surface form: Pacific theater of World War II
theaterCommander Chester W. Nimitz

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Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas alsoKnownAs Pacific Ocean Areas Command
Commander, Third Fleet headquartersLocation Pacific Ocean Areas Command
this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean (afloat command during operations)
Island-hopping campaign in the Pacific commandStructure Pacific Ocean Areas Command
this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean Areas command
Lt. Gen. Millard F. Harmon militaryUnit Pacific Ocean Areas Command
subject surface form: Millard F. Harmon
this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean Areas command
Allied governments in the Pacific coordinatedThrough Pacific Ocean Areas Command
this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean Areas command
U.S. Army Central Pacific Area subordinateTo Pacific Ocean Areas Command
this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean Areas command
Commander-in-Chief, British Pacific Fleet coordinatedWith Pacific Ocean Areas Command
this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean Areas command
governments of the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Australia collaboratedThrough Pacific Ocean Areas Command
this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean Areas command