17 Mar 1944

Australian New Guinea
19 Mar 1944

Australian New Guinea
20 Mar 1944

Australian New Guinea
  • US 4th Marine Regiment secured Emirau, Bismarck Islands. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Emirau | CPC]
  • Destroyer USS Saufley arrived at Emirau Island, Bismarck Islands and covered the landings there. At the end of the day, Saufley took aboard 8 injured Marines and set a course for Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Saufley | Emirau, Bismarck Islands | DS]
23 Mar 1944

Australian New Guinea
4 Apr 1944

Australian New Guinea
  • Destroyers USS Renshaw, USS Saufley, USS Pringle, and USS Philip arrived in the Emirau Island area in the Bismarck Islands and began patrolling within the 60-mile radius from Emirau. ww2dbase [Saufley | Emirau, Bismarck Islands | DS]
25 May 1944

Australian New Guinea
  • William Halsey gave a farewell speech to SOPAC personnel at Emirau, Bismarck Islands. ww2dbase [William Halsey | Emirau | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 25 May 1944
William Halsey with US Marines, sailors, and soldiers, Emirau Island, Bismarck Archipelago, 25 May 1944

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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