American missions against Wotje Island, Wotje Airfield and Wotje Seaplane Base
February 1, 1942–September 13, 1944

February 1, 1942
(USN) First U.S. Carrier Offensive Task Forces 8 under Vice Admiral W. F. Halsey and Task Firce 17 under Rear Admiral F. J. Fletcher, built around the carriers USS Enterprise and USS Yorktown, bomb 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 under 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 pilot 1st Lt. Charles E. "Hoppy" Hopkins (MIA).

January 22, 1944
(7th AF) 9 B-25s, flying out of Tarawa, bomb shipping and shore installations at Wotje.

January 23, 1944
(7th AF) At dusk 23 B-24s flying out of Makin and Abemama bomb Wotje.

January 24, 1944
(7th AF) In the late afternoon, 8 B-25's, staging through Makin bomb Wotje Airfield.

January 27, 1944
(7th AF) Nine 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
(USN) Lost is PB4Y-1 Liberator 32117 pilot Lt(jg) Herron on a mission over Wotje.
(7th AF) During the night of Feb 13/14 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 7, 1944
(USN) Destroyer Flusser (DD-368) is damaged by shore battery on Wotje while on a routine patrol south of the island.

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.