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Eniwetok Atoll, the target assigned to Admiral Hill's task group, lies 330 nautical miles northwest of Kwajalein.8 It is a typical Central Pacific coral atoll with a circular reef surrounding a lagoon, which at its widest point is seventeen miles from east to west and twenty-one miles from north to south.
On 18 February 1944, the Amphibious Force under Rear Admiral Harry W. Hill landed troops on Engebi Island, Eniwetok, securing the island before the end of the day. Eniwetok Island was secured on the 21st , with Parry Island secured on the 22nd. The remaining smaller islands of the Atoll were secured on the 23rd. Eniwetok Atoll, February 1944. Marines and Coast Guardsmen proudly display a Japanese flag, picked up by one of the them during the capture of Engebi Island, Eniwetok Atoll, 19 February 1944. Note bullet holes in the flag and helmet camouflage on one Marine. Photographed by Coast Guard.