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Eniwetok

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En·i·we·tok  (n-wtk, -nw-)
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Noun1.EniwetokEniwetok - an atoll in the Marshall Islands; site of an amphibious assault in World War II; later used temporarily by the United States to test atomic bombs
Eniwetok - World War II (February 1944); American infantry landed and captured a Japanese stronghold
Marshall Islands - a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia
2.Eniwetok - World War II (February 1944); American infantry landed and captured a Japanese stronghold
Second World War, World War 2, World War II - a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945
Eniwetok - an atoll in the Marshall Islands; site of an amphibious assault in World War II; later used temporarily by the United States to test atomic bombs
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The American Army and Marine divisions held a growing naval and aviation advantage Emboldened by the successful amphibious assaults on Tarawa and Kwajalein, Admiral Nimitz ordered an assault on Eniwetok, one thousand miles to the west.
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In April 1944, the AAF started their "softening up" operations with airstrikes on Guam, Saipan and Tinian from airfields in Eniwetok in the Marshalls.
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Tripler's service region includes Hawaii, Japan, Johnston Atoll, Guam, Eniwetok, Kwajalein, a number of Pacific island nations along with American Samoa.
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