#pacific war

[hetnia]

USMC Corsairs of VMF-311 at Yontan Airfield during Battle of Okinawa

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Japanese plane shot down as it attempted to attack USS Kitkun Bay. Near Mariana Islands.

USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier that saw extensive service in the Pacific. On 18 June 1944, during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, she came under repeated Japanese air attack as U.S. forces fought to secure the Mariana Islands.

The Japanese launched massive strikes to disrupt the American landings on Saipan. Many aircraft targeted the vulnerable escort carriers supporting the invasion fleet. Anti-aircraft gunners aboard Kitkun Bay and nearby ships shot down several planes, including the one in this photograph, before they could inflict serious damage.

Although narrowly missed on multiple occasions, Kitkun Bay survived the battle. Her aircraft contributed to the overwhelming American victory in the so-called “Great Marianas Turkey Shoot,” where hundreds of Japanese planes were destroyed—crippling Japan’s carrier air power for the rest of the war.

@project4_4 via X

[carbone14]

Soldat Robert Harvey Gill de la 8e Division du Queensland, libéré du camp de prisonniers de guerre de Changi, souffrant de béribéri – Guerre du Pacifique – Singapour – Septembre 1945

©Australian War Memorial - 019195

[carbone14]

Avion de reconnaissance Yokosuka R2Y Keiun de la Marine Impériale Japonaise – 1945

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[yesryukyus]

05222026 Stars and Stripes

Okinawa 沖縄 沖縄戦

太平洋戦争 Pacific War

[carbone14]

Un destroyer de la classe Fletcher en opération de transfert en mer avec l’USS Randolph (CV-15) – Guerre du Pacifique – Mai 1945

©Naval History and Heritage Command - 80-G-K-5264

[fanfanlemoko]

Marines américains posant avec une collection de crânes de soldats japonais utilisés comme trophées de guerre en 1944, durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale dans le Pacifique.