Operation Hailstone
February 17–18, 1944 · Battle site
American carrier raid on the Japanese fleet base at Truk in the Caroline Islands, which sank about forty ships and ended Truk's use as a forward base.
Operation HailstoneFebruary 17–18, 1944 · Battle site
American carrier raid on the Japanese fleet base at Truk in the Caroline Islands, which sank about forty ships and ended Truk's use as a forward base.
