Milne Bay is located at the easterly tip of New Guinea,
and was the site of a major battle begining in August 1942, to attempt
to capture the Bay. After the Australians defeated the landing, area was
developed into an important series of Allied bases and airfields.
Milne |
Bay Area |
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Site of farthest south
Japanese assault. Allied airfields and base |
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Present day town, war memorial |
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Village where battles occured and tanks abandoned. |
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Western end of Milne Bay, No. 1 Strip (Gurney) airfield |
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Gili Gili dock and No. 3 Strip (Turnbull) airfield. |
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Inland village, No. 2 Strip |
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Southern edge of Milne Bay US Navy Supply Depot |
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Southern edge of Milne Bay, PT Boat Base Six |
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Southern edge Milne Bay, Discovery Bay |
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Located inland from Milne Bay souther coast |
Milne Bay |
Off Shore Islands |
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Prewar colonial goverment station,
seaplane base |
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Island near Samarai |
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Site of farthest south
Japanese assault. Allied airfields and base |
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Reef south-east of Milne Bay |
Cape |
Vogel |
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mission at Cape Vogel |
Louisiade |
Archipelago |
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Archipelago
in the center of the Battle of the Coral Sea |
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Archipelago
in the center of the Battle of the Coral Sea |
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Unidentified
aircraft wreck |
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Part
of the Louisiade Archipelago, eastern most island |
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Japanese
sea plane base here during Coral Sea Battle |
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Island
in the center of the Battle of the Coral Sea |
D'Entrecasteaux |
Island Group |
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Used
by the Allied warships |
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underwater
wrecks of MIA Beaufort and B-24 bombers |
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USN
PT-Boat base and RAAF Beaufort MIA discovery |
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One
of the first Allied bases in the island hopping campaign |
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Japanese caught on the island, later developed into an airfield & base. |
Trobriand |
Island Group |
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An
important allied bomber base. |
South |
Coast |
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Located to the south-east of
Milne Bay |
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Located 80
miles from Miline Bay |
Amphlett |
Island Group |
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Island group to the north of Fergusson Island. |
