American missions against Morotai Island (Moratai)
July 22, 1944–September 15, 1944
July 22, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s, B-25s, A-20s, and an assortment of fighter-bombers sink a submarine chaser off Morotai.
July 30, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s hit Morotai.
September 2, 1944
(FEAF) B-25s hit a position near Pitoe Airfield on southern Morotai.
September 6, 1944
(FEAF) B-25s hit the south coast of Morotai.
September 12, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s and B-25s bomb radar facilities on Morotai.
September 13, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s and B-25s bomb villages on Morotai.
September 15, 1944
(U.S. Army)
31st Infantry Division
made an amphibious landing on Morotai meeting only light opposition.
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