USS Enterprise CV-6
The Most Decorated Ship of the Second World War

History: Prewar - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 - Postwar
The Ship - All Hands - Decorations - Remembrance

The Gazetteer

The Pacific War was fought over a vast expanse of the earth's surface, on islands and seas which many Americans had never heard of before December 1941. The maps and track charts listed below are provided as visual aids in understanding the course of the war and of individual engagements.

• Battle of Midway (Action of 4 June 1942)
• Central Pacific
• Solomon Islands
• Western Pacific

Note: All maps Copyright © 1998-2003 Joel Shepherd. Maps created by Charles Syrett of Map Graphics.