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LST-18 remained busy participating in the Hollandia operation at the end of April and the beginning of May 1944, the Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area in the middle of May 1944, the Biak Island invasion in the middle of June 1944, the Noemfoor Island invasion at the beginning to the middle of July 1944, the Cape Sansapor landings at the end of July and the ...
Hollandia operation (21–25 April and 1–7 May 1944) Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area (18–20 and 23–25 May 1944) Biak Island (27–30 May, 3–7 and 16 June 1944) Noemfoor Island (10–15 July 1944) Cape Sansapor (30 July and 2, 6–12, 14–19, and 22–28 August 1944) Morotai landings (15 September 1944) Leyte landings (23 October and 4 November 1944)
LST-26 sailed from Galveston, Texas, on 24 July 1943, with Convoy HK 111 heading for Key West, Florida, where she arrived on 28 July. [3] Proceeding to the Pacific, LST-26 was at Townsville, Australia, on 29 October 1943. [4] LST-26 participated in the Cape Gloucester landings, New Britain at the end of December 1943 and January 1944. [1]
Hollandia was a port on the north coast of New Guinea, part of the Dutch East Indies, and was the only anchorage between Wewak to the east, and Geelvink Bay to the west. It was occupied by the Japanese during their invasion of the Dutch East Indies in 1942, who planned to use it as a base for their expansion towards the Australian mandated territories of Papua and New Guinea.
In January 1944, Eichelberger was informed that he would be in charge of the next operation, a landing at Hansa Bay with the 24th and 41st Infantry Divisions. However, in March this was cancelled in favor of Operation Reckless, a landing by the same force at Hollandia. The operation meant leapfrogging the Japanese defenses at Hansa Bay, but was ...
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During World War II, LST-467 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater.She took part in the Eastern New Guinea operation, the Lae occupation in September 1943; the Bismarck Archipelago operation, the Cape Gloucester, New Britain landings from December 1943 through February 1944; Hollandia operation in April 1944; the Western New Guinea operations, the Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation in May ...
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