True. :p
Solomon Islands campaign happened in 1942-01.
Admiralty Islands campaign happened on 1944-02-29.
The "islands which are many and very large" that Christopher Columbus encountered during his voyages were the Caribbean islands, including present-day Bahamas, Cuba, and Hispaniola.
The islands and bases seized in the November 1943-February 1944 Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign were key to establishing airfields that would allow land based air support for the upcoming operations across the Central Pacific. The campaign began with a costly three-day battle at Tarawa, but it's seizure gave the Americans the air control that enabled them to win the Marianas Campaign the following year, and begin daily bombing of Japan.
Aleutian Islands campaign
No.
Oceania
Columbus first sailed to the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, which were ruled by the Crown of Castile.
Japan invaded the Philippine islands in their Philippine Campaign (1941-1942).
You might check with the local VFW.
The first tribe that the Spaniards encountered in the Americas was the Taino tribe in the Caribbean islands.
The Caribbean islands have more colonial possessions than Central America. The Caribbean islands were colonized by various European powers such as Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands, leading to a greater number of colonies compared to Central America, which was primarily colonized by Spain.