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Truk

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Truk (trŭk, trk): see Chuuk Chuuk or Truk , state (1990 est. pop. 48,853), c.39 sq mi (100 sq km), Federated States of Micronesia, W Pacific, in the E Caroline Islands. One of four states comprising the Federated States of Micronesia, Chuuk consists of c.
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Not until after Task Force 58's air strikes to neutralize Truk in early 1944 did Mitscher earn Spruance's full confidence.
A TV programme on Japanese wrecks at Truk naval base, Western Pacific, clearly indicated that entering capsized wrecks required a safety-line, paying out on the way in, which line could be followed to exit safely should silt blindness occur.
1944 (Attack on Truk Atoll) The information in the above narrative could have been lost forever had the commanding officer of VF-6 not filed his Command Operations Report.
 
 
 
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