Event Bougainville campaign

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Was a series of land and naval battles of the Pacific campaign of World War II between Allied forces and the Empire of Japan on the Island of Bougainville and its surroundings.

Chronology

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  • November 1943: The bulk of the US 73rd Division landed in Empress Augusta Bay.
  • December 1944: The Australians captured Pearl Ridge in December 1944.
  • August 1945: The last Japanese forces on Bougainville also surrendered as their country had six days earlier.
  • November 1943: At 7:30 a.m. on November 1, Rear Admiral Theodore S. Wilkinson's Task Force 31 began landing Gen. Allen H. Turnage's 3rd Marine Division in Empress Augusta Bay in the Cape Torokina sector.
  • December 1944: The Australians captured Pearl Ridge in December 1944.

Selected Sources

  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.143