Operation Cartwheel

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Operation Cartwheel (1943–1944) was a major military operation undertaken by the Allies in the Pacific theatre of World War II. The ultimate goal of Cartwheel was to neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul.

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Image: Sergeant Robert M. Howard (Photo identification number 127-G-68998) (https://www.archives.gov/research/ww2/photos/images/ww2-136.jpg), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.