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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 was activated 27 May 1942 on the island of New Caledonia.
At its peak 50,000 troops were stationed at Naval Base Noumea. New Caledonia has been a colony of France since 1853. Nouméa is the capital city of New Caledonia. On November 8, 1942, US Navy South Pacific headquarters moved to Nouméa. [1] [2]
Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield is a former World War II airfield on New Caledonia in the South Pacific.It is located at Plaine Des Gaiacs near the village of Pouembout.The airfield was also known as De Gaiacs and was named for the Gaiac tree that grow in the area.
New Zealand battledress, circa late 1950s/early 1960s. Worn in World War II, Korea, Malaya. New Zealand committed an artillery regiment and a company from RNZASC in the Korean War. New Zealand uniforms were basically the same as other participating Commonwealth forces, as all Commonwealth forces served in the British 1st Commonwealth Division.
The 3rd New Zealand Division was a division of the New Zealand Military Forces. Formed in 1942, it saw action against the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean Areas during the Second World War . The division saw action in the Solomon Islands campaign during 1943–1944, during which it undertook landings on Vella Lavella , the Treasury Islands and the ...
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Operation FS was the Imperial Japanese plan to invade and occupy Fiji, American Samoa, Samoa, and New Caledonia in the South Pacific during the Pacific conflict of World War II. The operation was set to be executed in July or August 1942 following Operation MO, Operation RY, and Operation MI.
As with the rest of the army, they adopted horizon blue uniforms in 1915, subsequent to the notice of 9 December 1914. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Towards the end of, and after, World War I khaki became the norm for all colonial troops in contrast to the horizon blue of the metropolitan conscripts.