Emirau Island, also called Emira, is an island in the Bismarck Archipelago located at 1°38.5′S 149°58.5′E / 1.6417°S 149.9750°E / -1.6417; 149.9750...
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of nearly 4,000 United States Marines landed on the island of Emirau on 20 March 1944. The island was not occupied by the Japanese and there was no fighting...
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Emirau Airport is an airfield in Emirau Island, Papua New Guinea. Emirau was seized unopposed by two Battalions of the 4th Marine Regiment on 20 March...
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Island. Hangaroa Press. ISBN 978-956-353-131-2. Harlow GE, Summerhayes GR, Davies HL, Matisoo-Smith L (1 March 2012). "jade gouge from Emirau Island,...
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on Emirau Island (19–25 March). The carrier rejoined TF 58 on 26 March, and for the next 12 days, joined in a series of strikes against the islands of...
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Island, 18 March 1944. The next day she cleared that port to join Task Force 39, but 20 March 1944 she was ordered to change course for Emirau Island...
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Green Island, Papua New Guinea from 13 to 18 February 1944 while American forces captured the latter. After supporting the capture of Emirau Island from...
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proceeded to the Solomon Islands. She anchored at Tulagi, on 21 March, and resupplied before sailing again on 30 March, for Emirau Island. From 1–11 April, she...
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were the first to see combat by helping the 4th Marines at Green Island and Emirau Island. A few were temporarily attached to UDTs. Later NCDUs 1–10 were...
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Operation Cartwheel (category Solomon Islands in World War II)
1944 Green Islands - 15 February 1944 (3rd Division New Zealand) Admiralty Islands – 29 February 1944 (1st Cavalry Division US) Emirau Island – 20 March...
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US Naval Advance Bases (section Solomon Islands)
boat (1943-1945) Green Islands - Base, PT boat Naval Base Emirau Homestead Lagoon, Emirau Island, Hamburg Bay - Base, PT Boats, minor repair base, depots...
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are unconfirmed reports of this species also occurring on Emirau Island. The Mussau Island blue-tailed monitor reaches just over 1 metre in length. It...
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Naval Base Brisbane (redirect from Naval Air Station Palm Island)
Emirau 60th CB on Emirau Island Naval Base Darwin 84th CB Naval Base Puerto Princesa at Palawan 84th CB Naval Base Manus Naval Base Treasury Islands Torokina...
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in combat were 4 and 5 with the 4th Marines on Green Island, Papua New Guinea and Emirau Island. Later, NCDUs 1–10 were combined to form the short-lived...
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more than 500 prisoners; the prisoners were landed a few days later on Emirau Island. At the end of December Eyssen planned to lay a minefield at the entrance...
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Americans had cleared the island, and the 147th moved on to its next assignment. The regiment relieved the 4th Marines on Emirau Island on 11 April 1944 and...
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Communications and Medical Service Corps. He was based for much of the war at Emirau Island, in what is now New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea. His first...
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History of Tuvalu (redirect from World War II in the Ellice Islands)
transferred to Emirau Island, New Guinea. The Alabama (BB-60) reached Funafuti on 21 January 1944. The Alabama left the Ellice Islands on 25 January to...
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Japanese ships. She took part in the landings on Green Island on 15 February 1944 and on Emirau Island on 20 March. Eaton sailed 4 May 1944 for the Marshalls...
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Hebrides. The group skirted the Solomons and covered the occupation of Emirau Island, north of New Britain, on the 20th. On the 27th, the task group swept...
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Theatre in London. March 20 – WWII: Landing on Emirau: 4,000 United States Marines land on Emirau Island in the Bismarck Archipelago to develop an airbase...
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The battalion's first assignment was to take part in the assault on Emirau Island. During the remainder of World War II the battalion saw action in the...
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duty. She landed troops on Green Island from 15 to 20 February and on Emirau Island on 20 March. Returning to the New Guinea operations on 6 April, she...
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Destroyed by friendly fire due to false identification. PT-107 Hamburg Bay, Emirau Island 18 June 1944 Accidental gasoline fire. PT-109 Blackett Strait, Solomons...
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USS Dent (category Ships of the Aleutian Islands campaign)
arrived at Nouméa 7 February 1944 and landed men of the 4th Marines on Emirau Island 20 March. From Milne Bay, New Guinea, she carried soldiers to the Aitape...
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Fergusson Island is the largest island of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, in Papua New Guinea. It has an area of 1,437 square kilometres (555 sq mi), and...
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Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 12 December 1942. PT-63 destroyed by accidental fire while refueling in port, Hamburg Bay, Emirau Island, 18 June 1944. PT-67...
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IJN Ryuho (CVL) IJN Chiyoda (CVL) IJN Chitose (CVL) USN Invasion of Emirau Island, New Guinea (20 March 1944) Operation CARTWHEEL USN Task Force? (Giffin...
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loaded with survivors from their victims, the raiders departed for Emirau Island where they unloaded the prisoners. After an unsuccessful attempt to...
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The Trobriand Islands are a 450-square-kilometre (174-square-mile) archipelago of coral atolls off the east coast of New Guinea. They are part of the...
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