Battle of the Bismarck Sea
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The Battle of the Bismarck Sea took place in the South West Pacific Area during World War II when aircraft of the U.S. Fifth Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force attacked a Japanese convoy car
Japanese transport under aerial attack in the Bismarck Sea, 3 March 1943
A Mitsubishi A6M Zero, painted to represent a section leader's aircraft from the Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea
Captain Robert L. Faurot of the 39th Fighter Squadron, seen here in front of his P-38 Lightning: He was shot down by Japanese fighters during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.
Japanese ship movements (black) and Allied air attacks (red) during the battle
Gunichi Mikawa
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Gunichi Mikawa was a vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Mikawa was the commander of a heavy cruiser force that defeated the United States Navy and the Royal Australian Nav
Battle of the Bismarck Sea
…landed at Wewak from naval high-speed transports on 19 January 1943. The bulk of the 41st Division followed on 12 February. Imamura and Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa, the commander of the South East Area Fleet, developed a plan to move the command post of the headquarters of the Japanese XVIII Army and the main body…
Gunichi Mikawa