[FRUPAC War Map: March 22, 1945]
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Map overlay documenting the activities of the US Naval operations, Japanese ships, and cargo ships on March 22, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding the USS Haggard (DD-555), Commander Task Force 112 (CTF 112), Task Forces (TF) 58, 113, Commander Task Groups (CTG) 73.2, 73.5, 73.8, Commander Task Unit 73.8.2 (CTU 73.8.2), Commander 7th Fleet (Com7flt), Commander in Chief British East Indies Section (CINCEI), 21st Bomb Command (21 BomCom), a British Replenishment Group, unit South West Pacific Area (SWPA), Japanese merchant ships Banshu Maru, Fuku Maru, Matsu Maru, Hakuwajun Maru, Mitsumine Maru, Sakaeru Maru, cargo ships Taiha Maru, Chokai Maru, … continued below
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Creation Information
Fleet Radio Unit Pacific March 22, 1945.
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Description
Map overlay documenting the activities of the US Naval operations, Japanese ships, and cargo ships on March 22, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding the USS Haggard (DD-555), Commander Task Force 112 (CTF 112), Task Forces (TF) 58, 113, Commander Task Groups (CTG) 73.2, 73.5, 73.8, Commander Task Unit 73.8.2 (CTU 73.8.2), Commander 7th Fleet (Com7flt), Commander in Chief British East Indies Section (CINCEI), 21st Bomb Command (21 BomCom), a British Replenishment Group, unit South West Pacific Area (SWPA), Japanese merchant ships Banshu Maru, Fuku Maru, Matsu Maru, Hakuwajun Maru, Mitsumine Maru, Sakaeru Maru, cargo ships Taiha Maru, Chokai Maru, Daishin Maru, Tenzan Maru, Aimejima Maru, Edogawa Maru, Enkyo Maru, Ginzan Maru, Hosen Maru, Nanyo Maru, Pluto Go Maru, Shinwa Maru, Shori Maru, Special Tomie Maru, Takunan Maru, Toryu Maru, Wakatsu Maru, convoys HI-88 I, HI-88 J, Hikari 07, Kata 04, Sai 05, Shimo 01, Tamo 48, Tamo 49, Terushima Maru Convoy, Coastal Defense Vessels (CDV) 44, 118, merchant convoy Tamo 50, tanker Fuji Maru, destroyer Asagao, patrol boat PB 102, gunboat Terushima Maru, torpedo boat Tomozuru, submarine chasers SC 20, SubChaser #7, SubChaser #23, midget submarine Fuyo Maru, escort ship Hahkuho Maru, passenger-cargo vessel Tatsuwa Maru, transport vessel Tairi Go, hospital ships Hikawa Maru, unidentified vessels Daishi Maru, and Tairi Maru. Significant events visible on the map include the 21st Bomb Command striking Kobe, Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo, Kure, and Kochi, a B-29 to hit Okinawa, the USS Haggard ramming and sinking a submarine, two hundred B-29's hitting Nagoya, four groups striking Okinawa, Sakishima, Amami groups and Minami Daito, and a strike by the South West Pacific Area.
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- 21BomCom
- 21st Bomb Command
- Aimejima Maru
- Asagao
- Banshu Maru
- British Replenishment Group
- CDV 118
- CDV 44
- CTF 112
- CTG 73.2
- CTG 73.5
- CTG 73.8
- CTU 73.8.2
- Chokai Maru
- Coastal Defense Vessel 118
- Coastal Defense Vessel 44
- Com7Flt
- Commander Task Force 112
- Commander Task Group 73.2
- Commander Task Group 73.5
- Commander Task Group 73.8
- Commander in Chief British East Indies Section
- Commander of the 7th Fleet
- Convoy Tamo-48
- Convoy Tamo-49
- Convoy Tamo-50
- Daishi Maru
- Daishin Maru
- Edogawa Maru
- Enkyo Maru
- FRUPAC
- Fuji Maru
- Fuku Maru
- Fuyo Maru
- Ginzan Maru
- HI-88 I
- HI-88 J
- Hahkuho Maru
- Hakuwajun Maru
- Hikari 07
- Hikawa Maru
- Hosen Maru
- Kata 04
- Matsu Maru
- Mitsumine Maru
- Nanyo Maru
- PB 102
- Pluto Go Maru
- SWPA
- Sai-05
- Sakaeru Maru
- Shimo-01
- Shinwa Maru
- Shori Maru
- South West Pacific Area
- Special Tomie Maru
- SubChaser #20
- SubChaser #23
- SubChaser #7
- TF 113
- TF 58
- Taiha Maru
- Tairi Go
- Tairi Maru
- Takunan Maru
- Task Force 113
- Task Force 58
- Task Unit 73.8.2
- Tatsuwa Maru
- Tenzan Maru
- Terushima Maru
- Tomozuru
- Toryu Maru
- USS Haggard (DD-555)
- Wakatsu Maru
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Navy
- Warships
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American
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- Accession or Local Control No: Folder No. 300-315-038
- Accession or Local Control No: Hanger 552
- Accession or Local Control No: PLAT-300-315-038-12
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1733335
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Fleet Radio Unit Pacific Map Collection
Maps and overlays documenting the daily activities of U.S. naval operations, Japanese ships, cargo ships, weather patterns, and documented positions.
National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
The Digital Archive presents digitized collections from the Center for Pacific War Studies collections at the National Museum of the Pacific War. Collections and material are continuously being added and represent only a small portion of the archives' physical holdings.
World War Two Collection
These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.
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- March 22, 1945
Added to The Portal to Texas History
- Sept. 27, 2024, 8:30 a.m.
Description Last Updated
- Feb. 4, 2026, 6:10 p.m.
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- Japan - Hyōgo Prefecture - Kōbe Shi Municipality - Kobe
- Japan - Osaka Urban Prefecture - Osaka-shi Municipality - Osaka
- Japan - Aichi Prefecture - Nagoya Municipality - Nagoya
- Japan - Tokyo Capital District - Tokyo
- Japan - Hiroshima Prefecture - Kure Municipality - Kure
- Japan - Kochi Prefecture
- Japan - Okinawa Island
- Japan - Nagasaki Prefecture - Sasebo Shi Municipality - Sasebo
- Japan - Kagoshima Prefecture - Kagoshima Shi Municipality - Kagoshima
- Japan - Okinawa Prefecture - Naha Shi Municipality - Naha
- Vietnam - Phu Hai Island
- Russia - Sakhalin Oblast
- China - Shanghai Municipality - Shanghai
- Japan - Nino Shima Island
- Japan - Hokkaido Prefecture - Hakodate Shi Municipality - Hakodate
- Japan - Wakamatsu Island
- Japan - Sakishima Group Islands
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N:51.0, E:156.0, S: -10.0, W:103.0
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Fleet Radio Unit Pacific. [FRUPAC War Map: March 22, 1945], map, March 22, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1733335/: accessed September 5, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.