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Location Lat 03 ° 07' S Long 126 ° 52' E Boeroe Island is located to the west of Seram (Ceram) in the Moluccas Islands (Maluku). Also spelled Buru Island or Buroe Island. Prewar and during the Pacific War, located in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI). Today located in Maluku Province in Indonesia. Wartime History During 1942, occupied by the Japanese. Starting in late June 1944 attacked by American bombers and fighters. Occupied by the Japanese until the official surrender of Japan in September 1945. American missions against Boeroe (Buru, Buroe) 1944–1945 Namlea Located on the eastern coast of the island. PBY-5 Catalina Serial Number A24-45 Code OX-E Pilot Temperley crashed July 20, 1944, 9 missing resolved Contribute
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