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American missions against Bogadjim and Bogadjim Road
June 1, 1943–April 2, 1944

June 1, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's hit Bogadjim and vicinity.

July 18, 1943

(5th AF) F-5 Lightning performs photo reconassiance of Bogadjim and road construction activities.

July 20, 1943
(5th AF) A-20's and B-25's hit Bogadjim.

July 21, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's hit the village of Bogadjim. Afterwards, a Japanese Army officer described the raid: "At noon their airplanes strafed and bombed us with terrific firepower... The raid killed 114 Japanese officers and men." Reference: D-Day New Guinea by Phil Bradley).

July 23, 1943
(5th AF) Bombers thoroughly bomb Bogadjim.

August 2, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's pound barges from Lae to Bogadjim.

August 3, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's, B-17's, and B-24's bomb barges, small craft, villages, grounded planes, trails, and military camps at numerous points, including Bogadjim and Bogadjim Road.

August 5, 1943
(5th AF) B-25s hit the Nuru River bridge and towns of Bogadjim.

August 9, 1943
(5th AF) B-17's, B-24's, and B-25's bomb bridges on the Bogadjim-Ramu road.

August 12, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's hit the Bogadjim-Yaula Road.

August 21, 1943
(5th AF) B-17's bomb the Bogadjim area.

August 27, 1943
(5th AF) B-26's attack bridges in the Bogadjim area.

August 29, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's and B-17's bomb and strafe Bogadjim.

September 15, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's sink blast an ammunition and supply dump near Bogadjim.

September 20, 1943
(5th AF) P-39's strafe and dive-bomb the Bogadjim-Yaula area.

September 21, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's bomb and strafe the Bogadjim area.

September 25, 1943
(5th AF) B-17's, B-24's, and B-25's bomb installations and supply lines from Bogadjim.

September 28, 1943
(5th AF) B-24's and P-39's hit a road near Bogadjim.

October 18, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's bomb and strafe a road at Bogadjim.

October 20, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's bomb and strafe the Bogadjim area.

October 21, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's carry out a sweep along the Bogadjim Road.

October 23, 1943
(5th AF) 9 B-25's hit the Bogadjim area.

November 2, 1943
(5th AF) P-39's pound a road in the Bogadjim area.

November 3, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's hit barges between Alexishafen and Bogadjim.

November 5, 1943
(5th AF) B-26's and P-39's hit Bogadjim Road.

November 11, 1943
(5th AF) P-39's strafe Bogadjim.

November 25, 1943
(5th AF) P-39's strafe Bogadjim Road.

December 4, 1943
(5th AF) P-39's strafe Bogadjim Road.

December 5, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's, B-26's, and P-40's attack targets along the Bogadjim Road.

December 9, 1943
(5th AF) P-39's hit Bogadjim Road.

December 10, 1943
(5th AF) 40 B-25's and B-26's bomb supply and bivouac areas and bridges along the Bogadjim Road.

December 12, 1943
(5th AF) P-40's dive-bomb Bogadjim Road.

December 13, 1943
(5th AF) A-20's hit villages along Bogadjim Road.

December 31, 1943
(5th AF) B-24's and medium bombers hit Bogadjim area.

January 4, 1944
(5th AF) heavy and medium bombers bomb Bogadjim area.

January 5, 1944
(5th AF) B-24s and medium bombers bomb Bogadjim area P-39's hit barges and gun positions during a sweep from to Bogadjim.

January 6, 1944
(5th AF) B-24's and B-25's bomb Bogadjim area. A-20's attack targets along the road from Bogadjim-Yaula Road.

January 7, 1944
(5th AF) B-24's, B-25's, P-39's, and P-47's bomb Bogadjim, and targets along the Bogadjim Road.

January 8, 1944
(5th AF) B-24's, medium bombers, and a few fighters, hit Bogadjim and the Bogadjim Road.

January 9, 1944
(5th AF) Fighters and bombers attack Bogadjim.

January 10, 1944
(5th AF) Heavy, medium, and light bombers, and fighters attack the Bogadjim areas.

January 11, 1944
(5th AF) B-25's, P-39's, and P-40's hit the road near Bogadjim.

January 15, 1944
(5th AF) P-40's, P-47's, and B-25's hit the Bogadjim area.

January 16, 1944
(5th AF) Bogadjim areas are hit by B-25's, A-20's, and P-40's; P-39's strafe the area from Sio to Bogadjim.

January 18, 1944
(5th AF) B-25's pound the Bogadjim areas.

January 31, 1944
(5th AF) P-39's strafe Bogadjim.

March 3, 1944
(5th AF) P-39s attack Bogadjim.

March 19, 1944
(5th AF) B-25s and P-39s, along with RAAF aircraft hit targets along Bogadjim Road.

March 20, 1944
(5th AF) P-39s and A-20s hit Japanese HQ and other targets along the Bogadjim Road.

March 22, 1944
(5th AF) P-39s hit a HQ and supply dump along the Bogadjim Road.

April 2, 1944
(5th AF) Bombers and fighters continue to hit targets including Bogadjim.

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