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8 de may. de 2024 · Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, USN (right), Commander, Task Force 58, confers with his Chief of Staff, Commodore Arleigh A. Burke (at left), on board TF58's flagship, USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), during operations off Japan in February 1945.
27 de may. de 2024 · In mid-February, Adm. Marc Mitscher’s Task Force 58, comprising four carrier task groups carrying more than 500 planes, launched a massive air and surface attack on Truk Lagoon in the Caroline Islands.
22 de may. de 2024 · Marc A. Mitscher. Battle of Leyte Gulf, (October 23–26, 1944), decisive air and sea battle of World War II that crippled the Japanese Combined Fleet, permitted U.S. invasion of the Philippines, and reinforced the Allies ’ control of the Pacific.
28 de may. de 2024 · Marc A. Mitscher. Chester W. Nimitz. Battle of Okinawa, (April 1–June 21, 1945), World War II battle fought between U.S. and Japanese forces on Okinawa, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands. Okinawa is located just 350 miles (563 km) south of Kyushu, and its capture was regarded as a vital precursor to a ground invasion of the Japanese home islands.
22 de may. de 2024 · Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, USN, (left), Commander Task Force 58, with his Chief of Staff, Commodore Arleigh A. Burke, on board USS Randolph (CV-15) during operations off Okinawa. Photograph is dated June 1945, but was probably taken in May.
9 de may. de 2024 · USS Hornet (CV-8), Captain Marc A. Mitscher, U.S.N., commanding, 27 October 1942. The aircraft carrier is painted in Measure 12 camouflage, Sea Blue 5-S, Ocean Gray 5-O and Haze Gray 5-H. (U.S. Navy) Commander Akers was promoted to captain (temporary) 1 April 1943.
17 de may. de 2024 · Marc A. Mitscher. Chester W. Nimitz. Battle of the Philippine Sea, (June 19–20, 1944), naval battle of World War II between the Japanese Combined Fleet and the U.S. Fifth Fleet. Known as “the greatest carrier battle of the war,” it accompanied the U.S. landing on Saipan and ended in a complete U.S. victory.
