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| Location Lat 5° 43' 60S Long 148° 21' 11E Aisega is located on the western coast of west New Britain. Wartime spelling Aisega. Also spelled Aisago, Aishiga or Aisiga. Prewar and during the Pacific War part of the New Britain District in the Territory of New Guinea. Today part of West New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Wartime History After the U.S. Marine Corps landing at Cape Gloucester on December 26, 1943, the Japanese Army 51st Reconnaissance Regiment departed from Rooke Island to Aisega, then marched northward to an assembly area at Nakarop before launching attacks against the American line. After December 27, 1943 only a token force remained at Aisega including a reinforced rifle platoon manning the defenses once occupied by a battalion and some service troops. A week later by early January 1944 this platoon departed when ordered to join the main Japanese force attacking the American landing area. References History of the U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II Chapter 4 pages 357-358 Contribute
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