This page from naval aviator Pat McAleer's WWII flight log book records his October 1944 combat missions flying F4U Corsairs and SB2C Helldivers from Roi-Namur airfield in the Marshall Islands. Highlighted in red, his repeated bombing runs against Japanese-held Jaluit Atoll reflect the Pacific War's 'island-hopping' strategy, in which bypassed enemy garrisons were kept neutralized by continuous air strikes rather than costly invasion. Project: 218037