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Naval Base Noumea was a major United States Navy sea and air base at Nouméa, New Caledonia. Naval Base Noumea was built at Noumea Harbor. Noumea was picked for a naval base as it was beyond the range of Japanese land-based planes. Noumea is on the east side of the Coral Sea, 1,469 kilometres (913 mi; 793 nmi) from Brisbane, Australia.
The Americal Division was an infantry division of the United States Army during World War II, briefly in the mid 1950s and the Vietnam War. The Division is infamous for its war crimes in the My Lai Massacre. The division was activated 27 May 1942 on the island of New Caledonia.
Relieving the Commanding General of the First Marine Amphibious Corps on 15 September 1943, Major General Barrett, from his Headquarters on Noumea, New Caledonia, aided in formulating strategic plans for the assault on Bougainville which was to end enemy opposition to the important development of the Empress Augusta Bay Area as an Allied ...
The division moved to Noumea, New Caledonia, in November and to Guadalcanal, 17 February 1943. The Russell Islands were occupied without opposition, 21 February, and training continued. Elements landed on Vangunu and Rendova Islands against minor resistance, 30 June. Rendova served as the major staging point for the assault on the island of New ...
The battalion remained in the Solomons until September 1943 when its headquarters was relieved by United States Army units and departed for Noumea, New Caledonia on September 16, 1943. Arriving four days later it disembarked and established its command post near TonTouta .
Frazier arrived at Noumea, New Caledonia, 9 December 1942 in the escort for a group of troop transports.She served on escort and patrol in the South Pacific for the next 4 months, guarding transports to Guadalcanal, patrolling off Espiritu Santo, and covering escort carriers as they patrolled the waters between Efate and the Solomon Islands.
Smoke rises in the distance in Noumea, New Caledonia on May 14, 2024. - Theo Rouby/AFP/Getty Images French gendarme officers guard the entrance of the Vallee-du-Tir district, in Noumea, New ...
USS Enterprise (CV-6) at Nouméa, New Caledonia, 10 November 1942 undergoing emergency repairs by B Co. CB 3 that continued en route to the 1st Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Nov. 1942. In December 1941, Rear Admiral Ben Moreell , Chief of BuDocks, recommended establishing Navy Construction Battalions and on the 28th requested authority to carry ...