Battle of Cape Gloucester
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The Battle of Cape Gloucester was fought in the Pacific theater of World War II between Japanese and Allied forces on the island of New Britain, Territory of New Guinea, between 26 December 1943 and 1
US Marines hit three feet of rough water as they leave their LST to take the beach at Cape Gloucester, New Britain, 26 December 1943.
A pre-landing airstrike on Cape Gloucester airfield
Guns from USS Phoenix join the pre-invasion bombardment.
US Marines push back a Japanese counterattack at Cape Gloucester.
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.
Battle of Cape Gloucester
…Britain, Territory of New Guinea, between 26 December 1943 and 16 January 1944. Codenamed Operation Backhander, the US landing formed part of the wider Operation Cartwheel, the main Allied strategy in the South West Pacific Area and Pacific Ocean Areas during 1943–1944. It was the second landing the US 1st Marine Division…
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.
US soldiers fighting during the Bougainville campaign, taken March 1944