Chuuk Lagoon in Micronesia holds one of the largest collections of WWII shipwrecks on Earth. During Operation Hailstone in 1944, dozens of Japanese ships and aircraft were sunk in the lagoon, creating ...

On February 17, 1944, American forces launched Operation Hailstone, a relentless assault on Japan’s naval stronghold at Truk Lagoon. Waves of aircraft and warships sank hundreds of Japanese vessels, ...