Madang (redirect from Alexishafen)
towns in Papua New Guinea Madang District Madang Urban LLG Naval Base Alexishafen The New Encyclopædia Britannica (1974), Micropædia Vol. 6 (15th ed.)...
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Naval Base Alexishafen (Naval Base Alexishafen-Madang) was a United States Navy base built during World War II at Alexishafen, north of the city of Madang...
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PT-341, Alexishafen, New Guinea, April 30, 1944...
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the German colonial authorities. The Catholic mission and cathedral at Alexishafen near Madang were destroyed by American bombing in 1943 but the mission...
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Apostolic Vicariate of Thrace, former Ottoman Empire Apostolic Vicariate of Alexishafen Apostolic Vicariate of Central Oceania Apostolic Vicariate of Fiji Apostolic...
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Papua New Guinea with suffragan dioceses of Aitape, Lae, Vanimo and Wewak. The...
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operations along the northern shore of New Guinea, including: Madang-Alexishafen bombardment (25–26 January); Humboldt Bay landings (22 April); shelling...
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in the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century Church, based in Alexishafen and Madang in what is now Papua New Guinea. The first Catholic missionaries...
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Havocs and B-25 Mitchells on a strike against a Japanese airfield in Alexishafen. On December 22, he shot down another Zero over Wewak, his second aerial...
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25–26 January 1944, the ship took part in a night raid on Madang and Alexishafen, New Guinea, shelling shore installations. Phoenix then moved to the...
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Aitape-Lumi District Sandaun (West Sepik) Alekano Gahuku Eastern Highlands Alexishafen Madang Alotau Alotau District Milne Bay Ambunti Ambunti-Dreikikir District...
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Carmen, Panama – Carmen Madrid de Arias (d.1943), mother of Arnulfo Arias Alexishafen – Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia Duke of York Rural LLG –...
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A soldier from the 35th Battalion on patrol around Alexishafen, May 1944...
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lies on the coast of Astrolabe Bay. Astrolabe Bay Rural LLG Naval Base Alexishafen Astrolabe Bay pngaa.org Astrolabe Bay pacificwrecks.com UN Navy Astrolabe...
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in April 1943, and his regiment was assigned to build an airfield at Alexishafen. Construction was completed within the following months, but the Japanese...
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he shot down an Oscar near Alexishafen, his fifth aerial victory. Two days later, he shot down another Oscar over Alexishafen. In January 1944, he claimed...
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safety with minor injuries. There were no passengers on board. Naval Base Alexishafen "VH-PNB Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 September...
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and became an ace on November 9, 1943, when he downed two Zekes near Alexishafen Airdrome. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel the following day on...
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Naval Base Milne Bay Naval Base Mios Woendi Naval Base Lae Naval Base Alexishafen "Building the Navy's Bases, vol. 2 (part III, chapter 26)". US Navy....
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schedule from 13 January until 9 June. From Buna she moved up the coast to Alexishafen, whence, in late August, she returned to Australia for a much needed...
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the regiment supported the 4th Infantry Brigade around Madang and then Alexishafen, where it remained until December 1944 when the 5th Division was dispatched...
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Airfield Naval Base Cape Gloucester - Battle of Cape Gloucester Naval Base Alexishafen, at Madang Naval Base Morotai - Battle of Morotai Naval Base Banika Island...
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Seaplane and PT boat base, ship repair and hospital. (1944-1946) Naval Base Alexishafen-Madang, New Guinea, Advance Base, PT Boat, repair, closed 1945 Naval...
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the impending invasion of western New Guinea. In May, she shifted to Alexishafen, New Guinea, and over the ensuing weeks tended her charges there, and...
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the 8th and 15th Brigades, while the 30th Infantry Battalion secured Alexishafen the following day. A follow-up landing was made by the 37th/52nd Infantry...
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further north to Wewak. Before doing so, she attended the repair base at Alexishafen for engine repairs and hull cleaning. However, on 13 June 1945, Lolita...
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Bishop Adolph Alexander Noser (1950 – 1953), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Alexishafen, Papua New Guinea; future Archbishop; see above Bishop Joseph Oliver...
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Rempi River. As the brigade sought to keep the Japanese forces around Alexishafen off balance, the battalion moved to Megiar Harbour and began to move...
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it retreated from Allied forces and to strike Japanese airfields at Alexishafen and Madang. On 22 February, aircraft from all three of the wing's squadrons...
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Huon Peninsula, Finisterre Mountains, Rai Coast, Bogadjim, Madang, Alexishafen, Karkar Is., Hansa Bay September, 1943 – June, 1944 (PDF). The Australian...
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