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title: US Strikes on Engebi, 1944
author: US Navy  National Naval Aviation Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22044/us-strikes-on-engebi-1944/
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updated: 2026-10-08
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# US Strikes on Engebi, 1944

_Authored by US Navy  National Naval Aviation Museum_

## Image File

[![US Strikes on Engebi, 1944](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22044.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22044.jpg)

## Image Caption

The naval and air bombardment of Japanese defensive positions that preceded a US amphibious attack on the island of Engebi in the Marshall Islands in February 1944. Part of the [Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gilbert_and_Marshall_Islands_Campaign/) (November 1943 to February 1944) in the [Pacific War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pacific_War/) of WWII (1939-45).

US Navy National Naval Aviation Museum.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, U. N. . N. N. A. (2026, August 18). US Strikes on Engebi, 1944. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22044/us-strikes-on-engebi-1944/>
### Chicago
Museum, US Navy National Naval Aviation. "US Strikes on Engebi, 1944." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 18, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22044/us-strikes-on-engebi-1944/>.
### MLA
Museum, US Navy National Naval Aviation. "US Strikes on Engebi, 1944." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Aug 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22044/us-strikes-on-engebi-1944/>.

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