Kwajalein in WW2 History | World War II Database

8 Dec 1941

Marshall Islands

Tenryu departed Roi-Namur, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Roi, Kwajalein | CPC]

13 Dec 1941

Marshall Islands

Tenryu arrived at Roi, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Roi, Kwajalein | CPC]

27 Dec 1941

Marshall Islands

Tenryu arrived at Roi, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Roi, Kwajalein | CPC]

29 Dec 1941

Marshall Islands

Tenryu departed Roi, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Roi, Kwajalein | CPC]

4 Dec 1943

Marshall Islands

USS Portland and USS New Orleans (New Orleans-class), among other ships, screened carrier Lexington (Essex-class) in strikes against Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. Lexington received a torpedo hit that crippled her steering. New Orleans escorted Lexington to Pearl Harbor. ww2dbase [Marshall Islands Campaign | Lexington (Essex-class) | Portland | New Orleans | Kwajalein | DS]

30 Jan 1944

Marshall Islands

USS Bailey screened the bombardment group during the landings on Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Marshall Islands Campaign | Bailey | Kwajalein | DS]

1 Feb 1944

Photo(s) dated 1 Feb 1944

US Marine signalmen setting up a command post in the streets of Roi-Namur, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, 1 Feb 1944

US Army troops waiting on the invasion beach on Kwajalein, 1 Feb 1944

US Army troops off the Kwajalein invasion beach, Marshall Islands, 1 Feb 1944

US Marines on a beach on Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, 1 Feb 1944

3 May 1944

Marshall Islands

While USS Hornet was anchored at Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher was discharged on the hangar deck for unknown reasons as a film was being shown. This triggered a stampede that threw two sailors overboard. One was rescued and the other's body was recovered two days later. At the time of the incident, Rear Admiral J. J. Clark recommended to Hornet Captain Miles Browning that a boat should be lowered to search for crewmen in the water and that a muster should be called to see if any sailors were missing. Browning declined both suggestions, something Clark saw as reckless and led directly to Browning losing command of Hornet. ww2dbase [J. J. Clark | Kwajalein | DS]

8 Jun 1944

Marshall Islands

Battleships USS New Mexico, USS Idaho, and USS Pennsylvania with aircraft carriers USS Corregidor and USS Coral Sea and cruisers USS Honolulu and USS St. Louis arrived at Roi at Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Anzio | New Mexico | St. Louis | Corregidor | Honolulu | Pennsylvania | Walden Ainsworth | Roi, Kwajalein | DS]

10 Jun 1944

Marshall Islands

Battleships USS New Mexico, USS Idaho, and USS Pennsylvania with aircraft carriers USS Corregidor and USS Coral Sea and cruisers USS Honolulu and USS St. Louis departed Kwajalein bound for the invasion of the Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Walden Ainsworth | Pennsylvania | Honolulu | Anzio | New Mexico | St. Louis | Corregidor | Roi, Kwajalein | DS]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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