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World War II: The U.S. Navy began Operation Hailstone, a massive naval air and surface attack against the Japanese naval and air base at Chuuk Lagoon in the Caroline Islands.
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Operation Hailstone
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Chuuk Lagoon
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Caroline Islands
Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean
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