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1° 58' 0S Long 147° 20' 60E
History
The other islands were objectives of the 12th
Cavalry; the 1st Squadron, reinforced, would seize and mop up Koruniat
and Ndrilo on April 1, 1944. . In preparation
for the 1st Squadron, 12th Cavalry's attack on Koruniat, which had
earlier been suspected of harboring naval guns, PT boats and a rocket
boat as well as the customary artillery took the islands under fire.
Bombing and strafing by the RAAF and heavy mortar fire from Mokerang
Point also preceded the assault, transported in native canoes. No
Japanese were found on Koruniat, and the next day the 1st Squadron
returned to Lombrum.