17 Mar 1944
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- USS Columbia arrived at Emirau, Bismarck Islands to support the landings. ww2dbase [Columbia | Emirau, New Ireland | CPC]
19 Mar 1944
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- US Marines landed on Emirau, Bismarck Islands; the landings were not opposed. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Emirau | CPC]
20 Mar 1944
Australian New Guinea
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
Australian New Guinea
- USS Columbia departed Emirau, Bismarck Islands. ww2dbase [Columbia | Emirau, New Ireland | CPC]
4 Apr 1944
Australian New Guinea
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

Australian New Guinea
- William Halsey gave a farewell speech to SOPAC personnel at Emirau, Bismarck Islands. ww2dbase [William Halsey | Emirau | CPC]

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