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Location Lat 10° 18' 0S Long 150° 20' 60E Gili Gili village is located in eastern New Guinea. Borders Swinger Bay inside Milne Bay to the east and Ladava to the west. Also spelled "Gill Gill". Prewar and during the Pacific War, located in the Eastern District in Territory of Papua. Today located in Milne Bay Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Gili Gili Dock The main dock area, jetty and pontoon wharf. Soldiers claimed towards end of July 1942 suspected B-17 with USAAF markings overflew Gilli Gilli every day for a week, they went out and waved at it, then went away. MV Anshun Sunk September 6, 1942 by Japanese gunfire, re-floated September 1944 and returned to service 'A' Australian Heavy Battery Established at Gili Gili after the Battle of Milne Bay. This battery's equipment was transferred to Boera Battery outside Port Moresby on May 20, 1943. Turnbull Field (No. 3 Strip) Construction began just before the Battle of Milne Bay, used by fighters and bombers, disused since Pacific War. P-40E Kittyhawk Serial Number A29-92 Pilot Turnbull, crashed August 27, 1942 Swinger Bay (Stringer Bay) Swinger Bay is located inside the northeast corner of Milne Bay bordering Gili Gili on the eastern coast of New Guinea. During early 1944, 105th U.S. Naval Construction Battalion (105th NCB) "Seabees" built an amphibious training center at this location as their first project after arrival in January 1944. The center included housing for 1,500 men in quonset huts, shore houses, mess, classrooms, shops and development of 2,000' of waterfront. Contribute
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