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Morobe Province PNG

Location
Located in Eastern Papua New Guinea. The region includes the Huon Peninsula and Markam River, with the Finisterrre Mountains in the north, and the Owen Stanleys in the south of the Province. Lae Airport was built prior to the war, and is most famous as the place Ameila Earhart took off on her last flight before going missing. The region was occupied by the Japanese, and after battles further south, the region experiences intense fighting inland and along the coast. After the area was liberated, the Australian and American forces built there own bases to support further operations.

	Lae Area
Lae	Major Japanese base and then occupied by Allies
Nadzab	Captured by paratroopers a major Allied airbase.
Hopoi	Located Site of Australian 9th Division landing
Huon Gulf	Borders Huon Peninsula including Lae
Yambo	Located east of Lae and Hopoi
Malahang	Landing point used by Japanese and airfield
Labu	Markham River mouth and Labu Lakes
Bismarck Sea	Body of water located off northern New Guinea.
Gusap	Airfield built by US Army
	Coastal
Salamaua	Japanese occupied liberated by Australians
Logui	Japanese occupied liberated by Australians
Finchafen	Large American wartime base.
Dreger Haffen	American PT Boat base
Sattelberg	Battle by Australian army and Japanese troops
Nassau Bay	American landing in support of Salamaua
Morobe	Coastal town and former USN PT Boat base
Sio	Located on the north coast of the Huon peninsula
Umboi	Island between New Guinea and New Britain
	Wau-Bulolo
Wau	Mountain town, hotly contested during the war.
Skindiwai	Between Wau and Salamaua drop zone for Mubo.
Bulolo	Goldfields and airfield south-west of Lae
Bulwa	Located near Bulolo and Wau
Hidden Valley	Valley located to the south of Wau
Black Cat Pass	B-17E Flying Fortress crash site, 'gray ghost'
Mubo	Pimple between Australians and Japanese.
	Inland
Tsili-Tsili	Highland airfield devleoped by Americans
Marilinan	Highland airfield devleoped by Americans
Wantoat	Highland airfield
Engati	inland village B-24 crash site
Kaiapit	Battlefield, later surveyed for an airfield
Mt. Strong	3,588m mountain in the Chapman Range

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009

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