Proper noun
Truk
Alternative form of Chuuk
The 607 islands are grouped into four states, and east to west are: * Yap State * Chuuk State — before 1990 named Truk. Source: Internet
Tokyo Express main Japanese troops load onto a destroyer for a "Tokyo Express" run to Guadalcanal By 23 August, Kawaguchi's 35th Infantry Brigade reached Truk and was loaded onto slow transport ships for the rest of the trip to Guadalcanal. Source: Internet
Yamamoto ordered Nobutake Kondō to assemble another bombardment force using warships from Truk and Abe's force to attack Henderson Field on 15 November. Source: Internet
The battleship force immediately returned to Truk. Source: Internet
The different units began to move towards Guadalcanal via Truk and Rabaul immediately, but Ichiki's regiment, being the closest, arrived in the area first. Source: Internet
The islands are grouped into four states, which are Yap, Chuuk (called Truk until January 1990), Pohnpei (known as "Ponape" until November 1984), and Kosrae (formerly Kusaie). Source: Internet