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Chester Nimitz (North and Central Pacific) Battle of Midway, June 1942 Douglas MacArthur (Southwest Pacific) island hopping Operation Cartwheel, 1943-1944 Death of Admiral Yamamoto, April 1943 New Guinea Philippines (October 1944 - ?) kamikaze planes Gilbert Islands (Tarawa)
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Chester Nimitz (North and Central Pacific) Battle of Midway, June 1942 Douglas MacArthur (Southwest Pacific) island hopping Operation Cartwheel, 1943-1944 Death of Admiral Yamamoto, April 1943 New Guinea Philippines (October 1944 - ?) kamikaze planes Gilbert Islands (Tarawa) Marshall Islands Mariana Islands (Guam, Saipan, Tinian) “Marianas Turkey Shoot” (June 1944) Palau Group (Peleliu), September 1944 Iwo Jima, February 1945 Okinawa, April-May 1945 Operation Olympic, Fall 1945