• Landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi August 7-9, 1942
  • Capture and Defense of Guadalcanal August 16, 1942 – February 8, 1943
  • Battle of the Eastern Solomons August 23-24, 1942
  • New Georgia Group Operations June 30 – August 31, 1943
    New Guinea, Rendova, Vangunu Invasion
  • Gilbert Islands Operation November 19 – December 8, 1943
    Tarawa and Makin
  • Bismark Archipelago Operations December 25, 1943
    Kavieng Strike
  • Marshall Island Operation January 29 – February 8, 1944
    Invasion of Kwajalein and Majuro Atoll
  • Task Force Strikes
    Truk February 16-17, 1944
    Marianas February 21-22, 1944
    Palau, Yap, Ulithi, Woleai March 30 – April 1, 1944
    Truk, Satawan and Ponape April 29 – May 1, 1944
  • Western New Guinea Operations April 21-24, 1944
    Hollandia
  • Marianas Operation
    Invasion of Saipan June 11-24, 1944
    Battle of the Philippine Sea June 19-20, 1944
  • Leyte Operation November 13-14, 19-25, 1944; December 14-16, 1944
    Attacks on Luzon
  • Luzon Operation
    Luzon January 6-7, 1945
    Formosa January 3-4, 9, 15, and 21, 1945
    China coast January 12 and 16, 1945
    Nansei Shoto January 22, 1945
  • Iwo Jima Operation February 15 – March 1, 1945
    Invasion, assault and occupation of Iwo Jima
    Raids against Honshu and Nansei Shoto in support
  • Okinawa Operation March 17 – April 27, 1945
    Invasion, assault and occupation of Okinawa
    Capture of the Kerama Islands
    Raids against Kyushu and Inland Sea targets
  • Third Fleet Operations July 10 – August 15, 1945
    Bombardment of and air strikes on
    Japanese Home Islands