Battle of Roi-Namur
February 2, 1944, in Marine Corps history.
Posted on 2/2/2000
On February 2, 1944, the 4th Marine Division captured Roi-Namur and eight other islands in the Kwajalein Atoll. This was done as part of the first assault on islands controlled by the Japanese before the beginning of World War II.
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