Pacific Ocean Areas Command

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The Pacific Ocean Areas Command was a major Allied military command in the Pacific theater during World War II, led by the U.S. Navy and responsible for coordinating operations across vast areas of the Pacific Ocean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Allied military command ⓘ
theater-level military command ⓘ
abbreviation POA ⓘ
areaOfOperations Central Pacific ⓘ
North Pacific ⓘ
linked to: North Pacific Area

South Pacific ⓘ
most of the Pacific Ocean west of the United States West Coast ⓘ
belligerent Allies of World War II ⓘ
commanderTitle Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
coordinatedWith South West Pacific Area ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateEstablished 1942 ⓘ
1942-03-30 ⓘ
dissolved 1945 ⓘ
distinctFrom South West Pacific Area ⓘ
headquarters Hawaii ⓘ
Pearl Harbor ⓘ
includedOperation Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ
Iwo Jima campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Iwo Jima

Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ
Okinawa campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Okinawa
leader Chester W. Nimitz ⓘ
notableCommander Chester W. Nimitz ⓘ
opposedTo Axis powers ⓘ
Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
parentOrganization United States Navy ⓘ
responsibleFor air operations in the Pacific Ocean Areas ⓘ
amphibious operations in the Pacific Ocean Areas ⓘ
coordination of Allied forces in the Pacific Ocean Areas ⓘ
naval operations in the Pacific Ocean Areas ⓘ
serviceBranch Australian Army ⓘ
British forces in the Pacific ⓘ
Free French Forces ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Navy ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Army ⓘ
linked to: New Zealand Army

Royal New Zealand Navy ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
subordinateCommand Central Pacific Area ⓘ
North Pacific Area ⓘ
South Pacific Area ⓘ
subordinateTo Combined Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
theater Pacific theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War
theaterCommander Chester W. Nimitz ⓘ

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Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas → alsoKnownAs → Pacific Ocean Areas Command ⓘ
Commander, Third Fleet → headquartersLocation → Pacific Ocean (afloat command during operations) ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean Areas Command
Island-hopping campaign in the Pacific → commandStructure → Pacific Ocean Areas command ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean Areas Command
Millard F. Harmon → militaryUnit → Pacific Ocean Areas command ⓘ
subject linked to: Lt. Gen. Millard F. Harmon
linked to: Pacific Ocean Areas Command
Allied governments in the Pacific → coordinatedThrough → Pacific Ocean Areas command ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean Areas Command
U.S. Army Central Pacific Area → subordinateTo → Pacific Ocean Areas command ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean Areas Command
Commander-in-Chief, British Pacific Fleet → coordinatedWith → Pacific Ocean Areas command ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean Areas Command
governments of the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Australia → collaboratedThrough → Pacific Ocean Areas command ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean Areas Command
USAFPOA → subordinateTo → Pacific Ocean Areas command ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean Areas Command