Bairoko Harbor, a harbor on the northwestern shore of the island of New Georgia in the Solomon Islands
The Battle of Bairoko, a World War II battle between American and Japanese forces on July 20, 1943, during the New Georgia campaign in the Solomon Islands
USS Bairoko (CVE-115), a US Navy escort aircraft carrier in commission from July 1945 to April 1950 and from September 1950 to February 1955
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Bairoko may refer to: Bairoko Harbor, a harbor on the northwestern shore of the island of New Georgia in the Solomon Islands The Battle of Bairoko, a World...
USS Bairoko (CVE-115) was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy in service from 1945 to 1955. In 1941, as United States participation...
on Rendova. In the north, several actions were fought around Enogai and Bairoko throughout July, while in the west, the main US objective was the Japanese...
The Battle of Bairoko was fought between American and Imperial Japanese Army and Navy forces on 20 July 1943 on the northern coast of New Georgia Island...
Bairoko Harbor is situated along the northwestern shore of the island of New Georgia in the Solomon Islands. During World War II Japan used Bairoko Harbor...
Marines and United States Army soldiers had begun advancing inland to secure Bairoko Harbor. They marched through dense jungle towards an inlet around the small...
Patrol Raid on Makin Island New Georgia Campaign Battle of Enogai Battle of Bairoko Bougainville Campaign Commanders Notable commanders Merritt A. Edson Evans...
and Bairoko. At the same time as the Marines were landing at Rice Anchorage, two U.S. Navy destroyers, USS Strong and Chevalier, entered Bairoko Harbor...
June 1943 Zanana, New Georgia (169th and 172nd RCT's US) – 5 July 1943 Bairoko, New Georgia (4th Marine Raider Battalion US) – 5 July 1943 Arundel Island...
Puget Sound (AKV-13), ex-CVE-113 USS Rendova (AKV-14), ex-CVE-114 USS Bairoko (AKV-15), ex-CVE-115 USS Badoeng Strait (AKV-16), ex-CVE-116 USS Saidor...
McKinley. The rest were accommodated on the USS Albemarle, Curtiss and Bairoko. A special division of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, known as J Division...
US destroyer was torpedoed and sunk by shelling from shore batteries at Bairoko Harbor. She broke in half just before sinking and several of her depth...
Baffins US Navy CVE-35 Bogue Escort carrier 1943–1943 Became HMS Ameer. Bairoko US Navy CVE-115 Commencement Bay Escort carrier 1945–1955 Ex-Portage Bay...
United States Navy 5 July 1943 A Fletcher-class destroyer torpedoed in Bairoko Harbor on the coast of New Georgia by the Japanese destroyer Niizuki.....
Raborn was awarded the Silver Star. He later commanded the carriers USS Bairoko (CVE-115) and USS Bennington (CV-20). Raborn was a rear admiral when he...
Sea (2–4 March) Battle of the Komandorski Islands (27 March) Battle of Bairoko (20 July) Battle of Empress Augusta Bay (1–2 November) Battle of Tarawa...
several months later. Sixteen crew members of the aircraft carrier USS Bairoko received beta burns, and there was an increased cancer rate. During the...
Avenger Avenger escort carrier 8,200 2 March 1942 sunk 15 November 1942 Bairoko United States Navy Commencement Bay escort carrier 10,900 16 July 1945...
were landed at Rice Anchorage on New Georgia's northern shore to seize Bairoko. In response to the Allied landings, the Japanese sought to reinforce New...
Nov: ROCS Tai Ping Other incidents 17 Jan: RFA Wave Victor 1 Mar: USS Bairoko, Daigo Fukuryū Maru 25 May: HMS Curzon 26 May: USS Bennington 27 Jul: Cressington...
June 1945 Rendova CVE-114 15 June 1944 29 December 1944 22 October 1945 Bairoko CVE-115 25 July 1944 25 January 1945 16 July 1945 Badoeng Strait CVE-116...
landing on the main gear. The squadron qualified on the escort carrier Bairoko in March 1946, but nose gear problems persisted and cut the cruise short...
island. This base was not overrun until 5 August 1943. The Japanese port at Bairoko Harbor, 13 km (8.1 mi) north of Munda, was not taken until 25 August. Donald...
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