Lat 37° 49' 60S Long 145° 0' 0E

History
Important city in Australia's wartime history, as the headquarters of RAAF, US Army and the 1st Marines recouperated in the city after service in Guadalcanal. Tension was created for the US Army when Private Eddie Leonski was found to have killed three Melbourne women.

USMC in Melbourne
The exhausted 1st Marine Division left Guadalcanal in December 1942 and was sent to Brisbane, Australia. However the Division camp turned out to be in a malarial area, something the troops had just endured 6 months of. General Vandergrift moved the Division south to the city of Melbourne in January 1943, which received the Marines with every hospitality. Melbourne was the only large city the 1st Marine Division saw until the end of the war.

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
The 1st Marine Regiment was quartered at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which was near the centre of the city. Many enduring friendships were made, many hearts broken and many Aussie girls married Marines! Peter Flahavin contributes 'then & now' Marines in Melbourne 1943 - 2003

The 7th Marines were 30 kms south-east at the bayside suburbs of Balcombe, Mt Martha and Frankston and the 11th Marines went to the town of Ballarat, 100 kms north west of Melbourne.

Tyabb
Lat 38° 15' 0S Long 145° 10' 60E

Old Aeroplane Company
Located outside of Melbourne. This company owns the largest collection of airworthy historic aircraft in Australia.

Moorabbin Aircraft Museum
Moorabbin is located in the light industrial suburb of Mentone, which is 21 kilometres south east from Melbourne. Their collection includes an impressive collection of RAAF aircraft from WWII.