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9 unusual facts about Chuuk Lagoon


24th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron

Flew "shakedown" missions against Japanese targets on Moen Island, Truk, and other points in the Carolines and Marianas.

457th Airlift Squadron

Flew "shakedown" missions against Japanese targets on Moen Island, Truk, and other points in the Carolines and Marianas.

458th Airlift Squadron

The squadron flew "shakedown" missions against Japanese targets on Moen Island, Truk, and other points in the Carolines and Marianas.

459th Airlift Squadron

The Squadron Flew "shakedown" missions against Japanese targets on Moen Island, Truk, and other points in the Carolines and Marianas.

Chuuk

Chuuk Lagoon, a sheltered body of water in the central Pacific

Hammer DeRoburt

During Japanese occupation of Nauru he was deported to Truk by the Japanese, along with most of the Nauruan population.

Marc Swartz

Swartz conducted extensive field research among indigenous peoples in highland Tanzania (the Bena), in Kenya (coastal Swahili, and on Chuuk atoll (formerly known as Truk) in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

The Domination

Hawaii was liberated in late 1943, and half of the surviving Imperial Japanese Navy was destroyed in a nuclear cruise missile attack on the Truk naval base.

Timothy Detudamo

During the Japanese occupation he served as Governor until 30 June 1943 when he was deported to Truk Lagoon along with most of the Nauruan population.


Destroyer Squadron 1

Following the conclusion of the Gilbert and Marshall campaign, DESRON-1 destroyers screened Task Group 58.1 during carrier air stikes against Palau, Yap, Ulithi, Woleai, Truk, Satawan, and Ponape.

Japanese cruiser Asama

On 21 August 1920, it made a training voyage to Hong Kong, Singapore, Columbo, Durban, Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, Valparaíso, Tahiti, Truk and Saipan, thus circumnavigating the globe east to west.


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