New Georgia campaign
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The New Georgia campaign was a series of land and naval battles of the Pacific Theater of World War II between Allied forces and the Empire of Japan. It was part of Operation Cartwheel, the Allied str
Men of the United States 25th Infantry Division push through the jungle along the Zieta Trail on 12 August 1943
Knocked out Marine Tank during the drive on Munda Point
American forces landing on Rendova Island
Lieutenant Colonel Harry B. Liversedge on New Georgia.
Battle of Kula Gulf
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The Battle of Kula Gulf took place in the early hours of 6 July 1943 during World War II. The battle involved United States and Japanese ships off the eastern coast of Kolombangara in the Solomon Isla
New Georgia campaign
…originally projected to require only one. A series of naval actions also took place in conjunction with the fighting on land, including actions in the Kula Gulf, off Kolombangara, in the Vella Gulf, off Horaniu and off Vella Lavella. The Japanese had captured New Georgia in 1942 and built an airbase at Munda…
USS Helena and St. Louis in action at Kula Gulf, seen from USS Honolulu
The New Georgia group of islands. The Kula Gulf lies between Kolombangara and northwestern New Georgia
Nagatsuki abandoned, May 1944
Radford arriving at Tulagi with survivors from Helena