BATTLE OF THE PHILIPPINE SEA

WHERE DID IT TAKE PLACE

• Occured in the Philippine Sea and Marinas

WHO FOUGHT IN BATTLE

• United States and the Japanese fleets

MAJOR US GENERALS

• Raymond Spruance lead the US as admiral
• Along with vice admiral Marc Mitscher

MAJOR JAPAN GENERALS

• Admiral Soemu Toyoda made most of the decisions in the battle
• Vice admiral Ozawa and vice admiral Kakuta

HOW LONG WAS THE BATTLE

• The Battle of the Philippine Sea lasted just one day
• 1994 June 19- June 20
• It is also called the "Marinas Turkey Shoot"

WHO WON

• This was a decisive US victory annihilating the Japs

HOW DID THE SOLDIERS FIGHT

• This was a complete air and sea battle
• Using aircrafts, carrier boats, and battleships the Japanese seding a fleet of 35 aircrafts that would be shot down in an hour
• The Japanese sent 2 more fleets with the majority of them being shot down quickly
• The US went on the offensive seeking out Japans carriers and battleships and destroying them

CASUALTIES/DAMAGE

• The US only lost 1 battleship and 123 aircrafts
• Overall the Japanese had 2 carriers sunk, 2 oilers sunk and approximately 600 aircrafts destroyed
• There is no record of the loss of soldiers

BATTLE SIGNIFIGANCE

• Is one of the largest aircraft fights in World War 2

EFFECT ON WAR

• A decisive US victory allowed Allies to stay on the offensive against Japanese forces

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