He later went island hopping in the Pacific aboard an attack transport and returned to Norfolk after serving in both theaters of war. He started off with, "Well, I got a letter from Uncle Sam ...

And that could jeopardize the Marines’ Pacific war strategy. The Medium Landing ... General David Berger announced the Corps’ ...

Nimitz seized the initiative, launching an 'Island Hopping' campaign. Their strategy was to capture the Pacific islands ... The Japanese launched massive kamikaze attacks on the US invasion fleet in ...

July 7, 1944 The largest and most fearsome banzai charge of the Pacific ... tip of the island. Time magazine poses a question that will remain relevant until the end of the war: "Saipan ...

The other boat transportation for Hawaii island hopping is visiting multiple islands as a part of a cruise of sorts. There are huge cruise ships that sail to the South Pacific and include Hawaii ...