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Admiralty Islands campaign
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The Admiralty Islands campaign was a series of battles in the New Guinea campaign of World War II in which the United States Army's 1st Cavalry Division took the Japanese-held Admiralty Islands.
The first wave of US troops lands on Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, 29 February 1944
The first wave of US troops lands on Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, 29 February 1944
Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid (left centre) with General Douglas MacArthur (centre) on the flag bridge of USS Phoenix during the pre-invasion bombard
Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid (left centre) with General Douglas MacArthur (centre) on the flag bridge of USS Phoenix during the pre-invasion bombardment of Los Negros Island.
Admiralty Islands operations, 29 February – 30 May 1944
Admiralty Islands operations, 29 February – 30 May 1944
Admiralty Islands, 29 February 1944. General Douglas MacArthur decorates the first man ashore, 2nd Lieutenant Marvin J. Henshaw, with the Distinguishe
Admiralty Islands, 29 February 1944. General Douglas MacArthur decorates the first man ashore, 2nd Lieutenant Marvin J. Henshaw, with the Distinguished Service Cross
Operation Cartwheel
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Operation Cartwheel was a major military operation undertaken by the Allies in the Pacific theatre of World War II. The ultimate goal of Cartwheel was to neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul.
Admiralty Islands campaign
…the Admiralty Islands that became an important launching point for the campaigns of 1944 in the Pacific. This campaign marked the end of MacArthur's Operation Cartwheel, which was a multi-theater operation conducted to turn the powerful Japanese base of Rabaul into a de facto prisoner-of-war camp. The Admiralty Islands…
Men of the 1st Marine Division land ashore during the Battle of Cape Gloucester, 26 December 1943.
Men of the 1st Marine Division land ashore during the Battle of Cape Gloucester, 26 December 1943.
The eastern part of the Territory of New Guinea, and the northern Solomon Islands; the area in which Operation Cartwheel took place, from June 1943.
The eastern part of the Territory of New Guinea, and the northern Solomon Islands; the area in which Operation Cartwheel took place, from June 1943.
Elkton III Plan, March 1943.
Elkton III Plan, March 1943.
US soldiers fighting during the Bougainville campaign, taken March 1944
US soldiers fighting during the Bougainville campaign, taken March 1944