Battle of Enogai
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The Battle of Enogai was a battle between United States and Imperial Japanese Army and Navy forces on 10–11 July 1943. It took place in the early phase of the New Georgia campaign in the Solomon Islan
A dead Japanese heavy machine-gun crew after the battle on 11 July 1943
Approach to Bairoko, coordinated with move on Enogai
US casualties being evacuated by seaplane after the fighting around Enogai
Marines patrolling around Enogai in August 1943
Drive on Munda Point
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The Drive on Munda Point was an offensive by mainly United States Army forces against Imperial Japanese forces on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands from 2–17 July 1943. The Japanese forces, mainly fr
Battle of Enogai
…battle, US troops had landed at Rice Anchorage, in the Kula Gulf, on the northern coast of New Georgia, tasked with supporting efforts further south to advance on the airfield at Munda. After the landing, three battalions of United States Marines and United States Army soldiers had begun advancing inland to secure Bairoko Harbor. They…
U.S. Army soldiers from the 172nd Infantry Regiment cross a creek during the drive towards Munda Point in July 1943
The New Georgia group of islands
Drive towards Munda Point 2–14 July 1943
Troops from the 3rd Battalion, 103rd Infantry Regiment embarking on Rendova