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	Operation Hailstone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In World War II, Operation Hailstone was a massive naval air attack launched on 17 February and 18 February 1944 against the Japanese naval and air base on Truk in the Caroline Islands, a pre-war Japanese territory.
		World War II operations and battles of the Pacific Campaign
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Hailstone (302 words)

	Chuuk
		The government of the state operates a radio station.
		Operation Hailstone, executed by the United States in 1944, culminated in one of the most important naval battles of the war at Truk.
		Several Japanese support vessels and a number of aircraft were destroyed, although the larger ships had received advance warning and were already at sea.
	www.findword.org /ch/chuuk.html (447 words)

	24 Wn.2d 819, NICK BILL et .al., Respondents, v. VICTOR GATTAVARA et al., Appellants
		We now come to the testimony of Jim Hailstone, called as a witness by respondents, and we may say that, while Hailstone was a defendant in the action, he did not appear in the lower court, other than as a witness, and is not an appellant.
		Hailstone further testified on cross-examination that he, Martin Schroeder, and Hailstone's son had entire charge of the logging operations; that he was hook tender and head loader, Schroeder operated the donkey, and Don Hailstone helped his father.
		Hailstone, Don Hailstone, and Martin Schroeder, were agents or employees of either Gattavara or Garner, but were, in fact, independent contractors and acting in such capacity under an agreement with Garner.
	www.mrsc.org /mc/courts/supreme/024wn2d/024wn2d0819.htm (5412 words)

	Chuuk Lagoon (Truk Lagoon) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The shipwrecks of the lagoon are now one of the premier sport diving destinations in the world due to luxuriant reef growth and the historic significance of the wrecks.
		Several dive operations and most of the subsistence fishermen rely on the reefs and lagoon for their catch.
		Threats: Japanese military construction and Operation Hailstone were the first major insults to Chuuk's coral reefs.
	pubs.wri.org /pubs_content_text.cfm?ContentID=89 (398 words)

	Scuba Safaris - Truk - Dive Sites
		In December 1940 she was commandeered by the Japanese Navy and converted to an aircraft ferry and on 12 September 1943 was struck by a torpedo from the submarine USS Permit en route to Truk from Kwajalein in the Marshalls.
		After undergoing repairs in Japan she returned to operations in Micronesia and was struck by aerial torpedoes from planes that took off from USS Bunker Hill and USS Monterey on 17 February 1944.
		During Operation Hailstone Momokawa Maru was anchored to the eas of Dublon Island.
	www.scuba-safaris.com /pages/destination/truk/truk_dive_sites.html (5289 words)

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	Category:World War II operations and battles of the Pacific Campaign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Category:World War II operations and battles of the Pacific Campaign
		The World War II operations and battles of the Pacific Campaign refers to actions involving various Allied and Japanese forces during the Pacific War.
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:World_War_II_operations_and_battles_of_the_Pacific_Campaign (98 words)

	Book Review: WWII Wrecks of the Truk Lagoon
		Operation Hailstone was a massive military event and this coverage does it justice, explaining every aspect of the raid in a very clear and concise format profiling each ship, plane, strike and target.
		Hailstone was the most famous event at Truk, but what is really exciting about the history section is that it includes far more that just this one mission.
		Each ship has a full listing of military operations that it participated in, which reads like a history of the war in the Pacific itself, and many other interesting bits, like the camouflage schemes applied, relevant WWII photographs, full page schematics, color photographs from contemporary dives and diving notes for SCUBA divers.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /reviews/truk.html (1255 words)

	Operation Hailstone: Rescue Operations
		The legendary Captain Dick O'Kane (later Rear Admiral) and his boat Tang pulled quite a few aircrew out of their liferafts, or off of the wings of a floatplane during Hailstone.
		The planes are equipped with floats and they land in the water, after which they are hoisted back aboard for reuse.
		During Hailstone, cruisers such as Baltimore used their floatplanes to rescue aviators who were unfortunate enough to go down inside the reef, where submarines could not safely navigate.
	www.geocities.com /danimal_57/rescue.htm (514 words)

	Truk Lagoon
		Two of the most prominent scenes on the Fujikawa Maru are the plaque (L) placed on the main deck on the 50th anniversary of Operation Hailstone in 1994, and the bow gun (R) used for antiaircraft fire.
		One of these is an operating room, complete with surgery table, surgical instruments and even ampules of medications.
		He also provides information useful for divers planning dives on the wrecks, including the most interesting objects to be found on each wreck, depth, and potential diving hazards endemic to a particular dive location.
	www.rghunter.com /new_page_6.htm (737 words)

	Truk Atoll: February 16-17, 1944
		Operation Hailstone, the attack on Truk, was to cover the seizure of Eniwetok in the western Marshalls.
		Langley CVL-27, was to cover the landings on Eniwetok for Operation Catchpole and thus did not participate in Hailstone.
		The Japanese distribution of aircraft on 17 February 1944 was 68 planes on Moen, 27 on Dublon, 20 operational planes on Eten and 46 more on Param for a total of 161 aircraft up and ready, plus another 180 on Eten waiting for pilots or repairs.
	www.cv6.org /1944/truk (1785 words)

	Second World War Books Review
		Decision as to the Plan to be executed, and my Operation Plan, will be promulgated at a later date.
		Some portions of some of these plans are available elsewhere, such as in the US Army official volumes, but this is a splendid compilation of so many, and such complete, planning documents.
		It might have been improved by a bit more commentary from Ross—for example, by how much did given operations diverge from the original planning (the "Victory Plan" would be a classic case), and what lessons did planners learn for future operationss?—but that is apparently beyond Ross' intended scope.
	www.sonic.net /~bstone/archives/020616.shtml (1139 words)

	Encyclopedia: Operation Hailstone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		August 9, 1945 World War II was a global conflict that started in 7 July 1937 in Asia and 1 September 1939 in Europe and lasted until 1945, involving the majority of the...
		World War II, Operation Hailstone was a massive naval air attack launched on February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
		Historically they were generally considered the smallest ships capable of independent operations — destroyers usually requiring outside support such as tenders — but in modern...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Operation-Hailstone (2342 words)

	Irish Examiner - News From Ireland - 24, November, 2000
		He alleged the conquest of the city’s Bogside and Creggan districts in 1972 was sought by the then British Prime Minister Edward Heath, his counterpart in Belfast, Brian Faulkner, and the military authorities of the day.
		Northern Ireland Prime Minister Brian Faulkner, now dead, was resisting Direct Rule as ‘‘a calamity’’ and recognised that for there to be economic and political power there had to be a secure base: ‘‘which meant he had to, one way or other, overcome the problem and the symbol that Free Derry presented’’.
		The shootings came six months after an aborted attempt to draw out the IRA in the city Operation Hailstone and six months before troops stormed republican strongholds to regain control in Operation Motorman.
	ted.examiner.ie /archives/2000/november/24/current/ipage_4.htm (480 words)

	Copernicus - Karen's Journal
		Today, I'll tell you about weather and typhoons, Micronesian involvement in World War II (WWII), Operation Hailstone, our visits to WWII monuments, and, on a lighter note, my own personal crusade to find out about the many junked cars in Chuuk.
		Operation Hailstone was one of the most damaging attacks in history.
		After Operation Hailstone, the U.S. attacked other Japanese bases in the region.
	middlesex.edgate.org /discovery/adventure/micro/students/karen_4.htm (1674 words)

	Operation Hailstone -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Operation Hailstone -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Truk was the main Japanese base in the Central Pacific and the only major airbase within range of the (A group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia) Marshall Islands.
		The book (additional info and facts about Hailstorm Over Truk Lagoon) Hailstorm Over Truk Lagoon describes the wrecks of the lagoon.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/op/operation_hailstone.htm (271 words)

	The Examiner - News From Ireland - 31, March, 2000
		The unit’s reputation as one of the most fearsome in the British Army was also illustrated through evidence outlined for the Saville Tribunal in the continuing opening submission by Inquiry Counsel Christopher Clarke QC.
		It had been suggested that as ‘‘one of the roughest and toughest units’’ in the British Army, which was aggressive and took action quickly and decisively against a dangerous enemy, they were ‘‘quite unsuitable’’ for use in an arrest operation during a riot situation.
		However those claims were countered by those who felt the use of the Paras was ‘‘unexceptional’’ as someone had to fulfil the role; and, the exercise required qualities like swiftness, which was suited to the Paras.
	ted.examiner.ie /archives/2000/march/31/current/ipage_12.htm (505 words)

	Rio
		Navy obviously did not have a use for a passenger liner, and Rio was converted into a submarine tender.
		As other victims of operation Hailstone, Rio was sunk on Feb 18, 1942.
		Today, it can be found laying on the bottom on its starboard side, with the sand at about 110 ft. Two very nice propellers are still in place in between 80 and 100 ft deep.
	www.wrecksandreefs.com /rio.htm (208 words)

	Action Asia: Relics and reefs - the wartime wonders of Chuuk
		So Operation Hailstone, as it became known, was to mark a radical new direction in the American approach.
		In all, Operation Hailstone and its subsequent raids resulted in the sinking of over 60 Japanese ships, turning Chuuk into what is now recognized as the number one wreck diving destination in the world.
		Not all of those wrecks are accessible to recreational divers, but equally diving the lagoon is not just for the more advanced or technical diver, indeed even snorkellers will find much to enjoy where coral-hung masts and superstructure extend up from the floor to within metres of the surface.
	www.actionasia.com /actionasia/Articles/index.jsp?aid=2322 (3021 words)

	Truk (Chuuk)
		Truk was the Japanese "Gibraltar of the Pacific" the seemingly impregnable base for its combined and Fourth Fleets.
		It was also used as a ferry point for aircraft from factories in Japan to theaters of operation in New Guinea and the Solomons.
		On the morning of February 17, 1944 a surprise United States Navy air attack code named "operation hailstone" caught a fleet of Japanese Merchant vessels and warships by surprise in the Truk Lagoon.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /provinces/truk.html (240 words)

	Pink Barracuda Dive Shop
		We will be traveling to Cozumel February 4-11th, 2006, for a week of world class diving and fun at the Scuba Club Cozumel.
		Join us March 4-13, 2006 as we travel back through time to the island paradise of Truk Lagoon, step aboard the Thorfinn and dive the wrecks from "Operation Hailstone", the American aerial attack on Truk launched from aircraft carriers on Feb. 17 and 18, 1944.
		Then for those that are looking for more adventure, we are heading to Palau for another 5 days of diving and relaxation, returning home on March 20th.
	www.pinkbarracuda.com /travel (168 words)

	NoCents - Underwater - Truk
		Operation HAILSTONE inflicted major damage to the Japanese Fleet.
		He regales me with stories of their taskforce impaling many rounds of large shells on those islands, "...blowing them to HELL" are more correctly his words.
		I was fortunate to have dived here the first time (around 1979) when fewer than 1000 divers had explored the shipwrecks.
	www.nocents.us /index3.html (597 words)

	Imperial Submarines
		Task Force 58's five fleet carriers and four light carriers, supported by six battleships, ten cruisers and 28 destroyers, launch air attacks on Japanese ships in the lagoon, airfields and shore installations.
		Her mission is to reconnoiter Majuro and then to proceed to NNE of Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, prior to the launch of Operation "A-GO".
		In Tokyo, the CINC, Combined Fleet, Admiral Toyoda Soemu, (former CO of HYUGA), activates A-GO and orders Vice Admiral Takagi Takeo (former CO of MUTSU), CINC, Sixth Fleet (Submarines) to redeploy his boats to the Marianas from the area bounded by Palau, Mindanao and New Guinea.
	www.combinedfleet.com /RO-42.htm (796 words)

	USS Enterprise CV-6: Bookstore
		Features footage from the February 1944 raid on Truk lagoon, as well as from operations later in the war.
		Operation Iceberg : The Invasion and Conquest of Okinawa in World War II
		Operation Iceberg, as it was known, saw the fiercest attack of kamikazes in the entire Pacific Theater of War.
	www.cv6.org /books/battles_2.htm (835 words)

	Truk Lagoon Wreck Diving aboard the SS Thorfinn In Micronesia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		By early 1944, U.S. forces had amassed a huge armada of top line carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers and submarines for a major surprise sweep against Truk on February 16th, 17th and 18th.
		This attack, coded "Operation Hailstone", caught the Japanese totally unaware, and led to one of the most successful U.S. engagements of WWII.
		After a follow up attack in April, 1944, Truk was reduced to rubble with over 70 shipwrecks, 400 aircraft destroyed or sunk, and the menace of this big fortress removed forever.
	www.thorfinn.net /truk_lagoon_history.html (399 words)

	south seas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		On December 7th, 1941, 353 planes took off from the flight decks of 6 Japanese aircraft carriers and by noon, 33 vessels of war bearing the flag of the United States were either sunk or damaged beyond repair in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
		It took the United States over two years to deal the payback blow called "Operation Hailstone".
		On February 16th and 17th, 1944, the United States Navy, Air Force and Marines unleashed wave after wave of fury on the berthing grounds of the entire Japanese Southern Battle Fleet in Truk Lagoon.
	www.jharp.net /south_seas.htm (465 words)

	Imperial Submarines
		Her estimated time of arrival at Truk is 16 February.
		LtCdr William A. Stevenson's USS ASPRO (SS-309) is submerged on station as part of the forthcoming Operation "Hailstone".
		She explodes and her bow rises out of the water, then sinks by the stern with all 166 hands at 10-23N, 150-23E.
	www.combinedfleet.com /I-43.htm (372 words)

	The SocioWeb: Sociology Books » Ghost Fleet of the Truk Lagoon: An Account of "Operation Hailstone", February, ...
		For those who don't know, the US bombed, torpedoed, shot and sank about 60 Japaneese ships and hundreds of airplanes in Truk Lagoon during a 48 hour period in February, 1944.
		"Operation Hailstone" so devistated the supply and repair base that it was totally removed from strategic use by the Japaneese.
		Interesting items include the photo and map of Eten Island (turned into a 3,283 foot long stationary "aircraft carrier" by forced labor), attack photos, damage assesment photos, copies of orders (including a photo of the August 15, 1945 cease-fire order.
	www.socioweb.com /sociology-books/book/0933126662 (670 words)

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