Atlas of Battles

commander, 24 engagements

Battles of William Halsey Jr.

Battles of William Halsey Jr.

United States admiral (1882–1959)

William Halsey Jr. is recorded as a commander at 24 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1945: 10 battles, 6 naval actions and 8 campaigns across 5 present-day countries, most in Solomon Islands (5), Japan (5), Papua New Guinea (5). Taken in date order, the sites lie 37,792 km apart end to end, 1,643 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (24).

Marshalls–Gilberts raidsJapan CampaignBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsBombing of RabaulBattle of Rennell IslandOperation I-GoNew Georgia CampaignOperation CartwheelBattle of Munda PointBougainville CampaignLandings at Cape TorokinaFormosa Air BattleBattle of the Sibuyan SeaBombing of MacauSouth China Sea raidVolcano and Ryukyu Islands campaignAttack on YokosukaBombing of KureBombing of ŌminatoSolomon Islands CampaignGuadalcanal campaignNaval Battle of GuadalcanalBattle of Leyte GulfPhilippines campaign of 1944–1945Solomon Islands CampaignGuadalcanal campaignNaval Battle of GuadalcanalBattle of Leyte GulfPhilippines campaign of 1944–1945ŌsakaManilaSeoulTaipeiBangkokChengdu5000 km12.913N, 140.127E
24 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 6 engagements1943: 8 engagements8 in 19431944: 3 engagements1945: 7 engagements19421945
24 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Solomon Islands Campaign, 1942Marshalls–Gilberts raids, 1942Japan Campaign, 1942Guadalcanal campaign, 1942Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 1942Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 1942Bombing of Rabaul, 1943Battle of Rennell Island, 1943Operation I-Go, 1943New Georgia Campaign, 1943Operation Cartwheel, 1943Battle of Munda Point, 1943Bougainville Campaign, 1943Landings at Cape Torokina, 1943Formosa Air Battle, 1944Battle of Leyte Gulf, 1944Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, 1944Bombing of Macau, 1945South China Sea raid, 1945Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign, 1945Attack on Yokosuka, 1945Bombing of Kure, 1945Bombing of Ōminato, 1945Philippines campaign of 1944–1945, 194519421945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1942Solomon Islands CampaignSolomon IslandsAllied victory
1942Marshalls–Gilberts raidsGilbert Islands2,440 km NEMinor damage to Japanese garrisons
1942Japan CampaignMainland Japan, Japan4,424 km NWAllied victory
1942Guadalcanal campaignGuadalcanal, Solomon Islands5,546 km SEAllied victory
25 October 1942Battle of the Santa Cruz IslandsSanta Cruz Islands743 km EBoth sides claim victory; see Aftermath
13 November 1942Naval Battle of GuadalcanalGuadalcanal, Solomon Islands752 km WAmerican victory
1943Bombing of RabaulRabaul, Papua New Guinea1,017 km NWAllied victory
29 January 1943Battle of Rennell IslandRennell Island1,255 km SEJapanese victory
1943Operation I-GoNew Britain, Papua New Guinea1,299 km NWInconclusive
20 June 1943New Georgia CampaignNew Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands803 km SEAllied victory
30 June 1943Operation CartwheelMelanesia, Papua New Guinea744 km NWAllied victory
1943Battle of Munda PointNew Georgia, Solomon Islands741 km SEAmerican victory
1 November 1943Bougainville CampaignBougainville Island, Papua New Guinea363 km NWAllied victory
3 November 1943Landings at Cape TorokinaBougainville Island, Papua New Guinea25 km SAllied victory
1944Formosa Air BattlePhilippine Sea, Japan3,548 km NWAmerican victory
23 October 1944Battle of Leyte GulfLeyte Gulf, Philippines1,260 km SWAllied victory
24 October 1944Battle of the Sibuyan SeaSibuyan Sea, Philippines408 km NWAllied victory
1945Bombing of MacauMacau, Macao S.A.R1,415 km NWSee Aftermath
1945South China Sea raidSouth China Sea1,135 km S
1945Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaignRyukyu Islands3,277 km NEAllied victory
July 1945Attack on YokosukaYokosuka, Japan1,152 km N
1945Bombing of KurePort of Kure, Japan661 km WAllied victory
1945Bombing of ŌminatoŌminato Guard District, Japan1,083 km NE
1945Philippines campaign of 1944–1945Philippines3,699 km SWAllied victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Official U.S. Navy photograph #80-G-K-15137, now in the National Archives collection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.