World War II
Up the Slot: Marines in the Central Solomons Sidebar: Under The Southern Cross Sidebar: Individual Combat Clothing and Equipment The Munda Drive and the Fighting Ninth Sidebar: The ‘Green Dragon’ Landing Ship, Tank Sidebar: The ‘Long Tom’ 155mm M1A1 Gun Sidebar: Field Medicine...
On 22 November, the 9th Defense Battalion was attached to VI Corps Island Command for occupation duties. On 31 December, the battalion, with the exception of one radar crew and...
1. Part 1Up the Slot: Marines in the Central Solomons Sidebar: Under The Southern Cross Sidebar: Individual Combat Clothing and Equipment The Munda Drive and the Fighting Ninth Sidebar:...
2. Part 2Bairoko Harbor was attacked by destroyers and torpedo boats, and bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses. On 2 August, XIV Corps informed Liversedge that Munda Point was reached and hi...
3. Part 3Major naval surface actions occurred on 12 July as the U.S. Navy intercepted Japanese destroyers and cruisers attempting to resupply forces on Vila and Munda. The ships’ gunfire...
5. Part 5Not all aircraft in the Central Solomons were fighters or bombers. The Douglas DC-3 Skytrain or Dakota (C-47 in the Navy version) was designed in 1933, and became the standard A...