February 1, 1942
(USN) First U.S. Carrier Offensive - Task Forces 8 (Vice Admiral W. F. Halsey)
and 17 (Rear Admiral F. J. Fletcher), built around the carriers Enterprise
and
Yorktown, bombed and bombarded enemy installations on Wotje
January 29, 1943
(USN) Six heavy and
six light carriers, in four groups of Task Force 58 (Rear Admiral M. A. Mitscher),
opened the campaign to capture the Marshalls (29 Jan) with heavy air attacks
on Wotje.
December 4, 1943
(USN) Two groups of Task Force 50 (Rear
Admiral C. A. Pownall), composed of four heavy and two light carriers and screening
ships, bombed airfields and shipping at Wotje
December 7, 1943
(7th AF) During the night of 6/7 Dec, B-24's, staging through Tarawa , hit targets on Maloelap and Wotje
December 13, 1943
(7th AF) 10 B-24's from Canton, staging through Baker bomb Wotje.
December 15, 1943
(7th AF) 10 B-24s staging
from Canton through Baker, bomb Wotje.
December 23, 1943
(7th AF) B-24s from Canton staging through
Baker hit Wotje and Maloelap
December 24, 1943
(7th AF)
18 B-24's staging
through Ellice bomb Wotje.
December 26, 1943
(7th AF) 16 B-24's, staging
through Tarawa bomb Wotje
January 8, 1944
(7th AF)
B-24's staging through Tarawa bomb Wotje
January 13, 1944
(7th AF) 9 B-25's
from Tarawa attack harbor shipping at Wotje.
January 14, 1944
(7th AF) 3 B-25's from Makin fly a mission against shipping off Wotje; 2 of the B-25's attack 2 small vessels, sinking 1 and damaging the other;
other B-25 bomb Wotje Airfield and building on the southern part of Wotje.
January 19, 1944
(7th AF)
13 B-24's, staging
through Tarawa hit Wotje during the night of 19/20 Jan. Lost is B-24D "Sexy Sue" 41-23938
January 22, 1944
(7th AF) 9 B-25s, flying out of Tarawa, bomb shipping and shore installations at Wotje
January 23, 1944
(7th AF) 23 B-24's, flying out of Makin and Abemama bomb Wotje at dusk
January 24, 1944
(7th AF) In the late afternoon, 8 B-25's, staging
through Makin bomb Wotje Airfield
January 27, 1944
(7th AF)
9 B-25s staging through Makin hit Wotje
January 28, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s attack Wotje. B-24's, taking off at varying
intervals, carry out several hours of strikes against Wotje,
January 29, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s attack Wotje. Also, nine B-25's
from Tarawa strike shipping and shore
installations at Wotje
January 31, 1944
(7th AF) During the night of 31 Jan/1 Feb, 8 B-24's, attacking
at intervals, bomb Wotje.
February 4, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s bomb Wotje. B-25s also hit Wotje.
February 6, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s hit Wotje
February 7, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s hit Wotje
February 9, 1944
(7th AF) During a dusk-to-dawn operation on 9/10 Feb B-24s operating at intervals from Tarawa maintain strikes against Wotje.
February 10, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s from Tarawa hit Wotje
February 12, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s hit Wotje
February 13, 1944
(7th AF) During the night of 13/14 Feb, B-24s from Tarawa operating individually at intervals, bomb Wotje
February 16, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Tarawa bomb Wotje
February 19, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s from Tarawa hit Wotje
February 20, 1944
(7th AF) Nine B-25s from Tarawa bomb Wotje Airfield
February 24, 1944
(7th AF) Nine B-25s from Tarawa bomb Wotje Airfield
February 25, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Tarawa bomb Wotje
February 26, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s
attack Wotje
February 27, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s from Abemama hit Wotje and
Mille
February 28, 1944
(7th AF) Nine B-25s from Tarawa bomb Wotje Airfield
February 29, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s bomb
Wotje
March 4, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s from Tarawa bomb airfield installations and runways at Wotje Airfield.
March 6, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s from Tarawa pound Wotje Airfield.
March 8, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Tarawa bomb Wotje
March 10, 1944
(7th AF)
B-25s from Tarawa attack Wotje
March 12, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Tarawa bomb Wotje
March 14, 1944
(7th AF ) B-25s from Tarawa hit Wotje
March 16, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s from Tarawa pound Wotje
March 27, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s and B-24s from Tarawa hit Wotje
March 30, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s from Tarawa pound Wotje
April 9, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s fly a photo reconnaissance
mission over Wotje
April 21, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Kwajalein hit Wotje. During the night of 21/22 Apr,
B-24s from Kwajalein bomb Wotje
April 22, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Kwajalein bomb Wotje during the day.
April 23, 1944
(7th AF)
B-24s from Kwajalein bomb Wotje Atoll.
April 24, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s from Makin bomb Wotje
April 25, 1944
(7th AF) During
the night of 24/25 Apr B-24s, hit Wotje. Also, B-25s hit Wotje.
April 26, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s based on Makin hit Wotje
April 27, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s based on Makin hit Wotje
May 2, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s based on Makin hit Wotje, using Majuro as a shuttle base to rearm between strikes
May 3, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s from Kwajalein bomb
Wotje. Others, based at Makin strike Wotje, using Majuro as a rearming base between raids.
May 4, 1944
(7th AF) Twelve B-25s, based at Makin pound Wotje, using Majuro as a shuttle base for rearming
between the strikes
May 5, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s based at Makin pound Wotje, using Majuro as a shuttle base for rearming
between the strikes.
May 6, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s based on Makin hit Wotje
May 7, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s based on Makin hit Wotje
May 8, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s based at Makin pound Wotje, using Majuro as a shuttle base for rearming
between the strikes.
May 9, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s based at Makin pound Wotje, using Majuro as a shuttle base for rearming
between the strikes.
May 10, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s based on Makin hit Wotje
May 21, 1944
(7th AF) 53 B-24s from Kwajalein bomb
Wotje. 41 B-25s, based on Makin, follow up with
bombing and strafing attack on Wotje.
May 24, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s from Makin pound
Wotje, using Majuro as a shuttle base for rearming between
the strikes.
May 29, 1944
(7th AF) Photo
missions are flown over Wotje
June 25, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s
based on Kwajelein hit Wotje.
July 18, 1944
(7th AF) Five B-24s, flying out of Kwajalein, hit Wotje
July 23, 1943
(7th AF) B-24s flying out of Kwajalein hit Wotje
August 6, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s flying out of Kwajalein hit Wotje
August 10, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s flying out of Kwajalein hit Wotje
August 14, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s flying out of Kwajalein hit Wotje
September 4, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s flying out of Kwajalein hit Wotje
September 8, 1944
(7th AF)
B-24s from Kwajalein bomb Wotje.
(USMC) F4U Corsair piloted by Charles A. Lindbergh armed with a single 2,000 pound bomb releases it over Wotje to test the modifications and prove the Corsair could drop larger loads.
September 13, 1944
(USMC) F4U Corsair piloted by Charles A. Lindbergh armed with a 2,000 pound bomb and two 1,000 pound bombs and dropped all bombs during a dive from 8,000' against a gun position on Wotje Island, this was the largest bomb load ever dropped by a fighter aircraft.
