Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Allen H. Turnage

Battles of Allen H. Turnage

United States Marine Corps general, 1891 to 1971

Allen H. Turnage is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1943 and 1944: 7 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Papua New Guinea (6), United States (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,548 km apart end to end, 425 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (5), World War II (1).

Battle of the Coconut GroveBattle of Hellzapoppin Ridge and Hill 600ABougainville CampaignLandings at Cape TorokinaBattle of Koromokina LagoonBattle for Piva TrailBattle of GuamBougainville CampaignLandings at Cape TorokinaBattle of Koromokina LagoonBattle for Piva TrailBattle of GuamDavaoGeneral SantosAmbonTernateJayapuraRabaul2000 km3.579N, 150.023E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1943: 6 engagements6 in 19431944: 1 engagements19431944
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Bougainville Campaign, 1943Landings at Cape Torokina, 1943Battle of Koromokina Lagoon, 1943Battle for Piva Trail, 1943Battle of the Coconut Grove, 1943Battle of Hellzapoppin Ridge and Hill 600A, 1943Battle of Guam, 194419431944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1 November 1943Bougainville CampaignBougainville Island, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
3 November 1943Landings at Cape TorokinaBougainville Island, Papua New Guinea25 km SAllied victory
1943Battle of Koromokina LagoonBougainville Island, Papua New Guinea39 km EAmerican victory
1943Battle for Piva TrailBougainville Island, Papua New Guinea0 km NAmerican victory
1943Battle of the Coconut GroveBougainville Island, Papua New Guinea0 km NAmerican victory
1943Battle of Hellzapoppin Ridge and Hill 600ABougainville Island, Papua New Guinea0 km NAllied victory
10 August 1944Battle of GuamGuam, United States2,485 km NWAmerican 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.