Battle of Mount Tambu
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The Battle of Mount Tambu was a series of actions fought in the Salamaua area of the Territory of New Guinea between Allied and Japanese forces, which took place between 16 July and 18 August 1943, du
2/5th Infantry Battalion soldiers around Mount Tambu, July 1943
Corporal Leslie Allen, an Australian stretcher bearer, evacuates an American soldier wounded during the fighting on Mount Tambu
The 162nd Infantry Regiment is a regiment of the Oregon Army National Guard with headquarters in Springfield, Oregon. In January 2006 as part of the Army's transformation towards a modular force, the
Battle of Mount Tambu
…roles", trying to draw Japanese forces away from the main Australian forces. On 28 July, the several companies—consisting of about 400 men—from the 1st Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, which had landed at Nassau Bay earlier in the month, arrived and relieved some of the Australian forces in the forward positions around Mount Tambu…
Troops of the regiment landing on Zamboanga
Infantrymen of the regiment taking cover from mortar and artillery fire while waiting to move up, 100 yards from Wolfe Field on 10 March
An 81 mm mortar crew supporting the advance of the regiment, 24 March