Battle of the New Georgia campaign during World War II
Battle of Arundel Island
Part of the New Georgia Campaign of World War II
Military operations on Arundel during World War II
Date
27 August – 21 September 1943
Location
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Result
United States victory
Belligerents
United States
Japan
Commanders and leaders
Oscar Griswold Douglas Sugg
Minoru Sasaki Satoshi Tomonari
Strength
1 regiment (initial) 8 infantry battalions (peak)
200 men (initial)
Casualties and losses
44 killed and 256 wounded
345 killed and 500 wounded
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New Georgia campaign
Land
Russell Islands
Viru Harbor
Rendova
Wickham
Munda drive
Enogai
Counterattack
Bairoko
Munda Point
Vella Lavella (land)
Arundel Island
Naval
Blackett Strait
Kula Gulf
Kolombangara
Vella Gulf
Horaniu
Vella Lavella (naval)
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South West Pacific theatre of World War II
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Lingayen Gulf
Lamon Bay
1st Bataan
1st Corregidor
Dutch East Indies campaign
1st Borneo
1st Tarakan
1st Balikpapan
Manado
Ambon
Sumatra
Badung Strait
Timor
Java Sea
Java
2nd Borneo
2nd Tarakan
North Borneo
2nd Balikpapan
Solomon Islands campaign
Guadalcanal
New Georgia
Treasury Islands
Bougainville
New Guinea campaign
Coral Sea
Kokoda Track
Buna–Gona
Bismarck Sea
Nassau Bay Landing
Salamaua-Lae
Huon Peninsula
Admiralty Islands
Aitape-Wewak
Recklesss
Persecution
Biak
Noemfoor
Morotai
New Britain campaign
Operation Cartwheel
Arawe
Cape Gloucester
Neutralisation of Rabaul
Talasea
Jacquinot Bay
Wide Bay–Open Bay
Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
Leyte
Leyte Gulf
Luzon
2nd Corregidor
Visayas
Mindanao
Borneo campaign
Agas
Semut
Tarakan
North Borneo
Labuan
Beaufort
Balikpapan
The Battle of Arundel Island was fought from 27 August – 21 September 1943, primarily between United States Army and Imperial Japanese Army forces on Arundel Island during the New Georgia campaign in the Pacific War. The battle took place towards the end of the campaign after the capture of Munda airfield and mopping up operations in western New Georgia had resulted in the Japanese evacuation of mainland New Georgia. The US high command decided to occupy the island so that it could be used as a base for artillery to fire on the main Japanese troop concentration on Kolombangara.
After landing on the southeastern tip of the island, the single US infantry regiment of three battalions assigned to the operation undertook a two-pronged advance up the eastern and western coasts. The small Japanese garrison on the island was reinforced during the fighting and offered stronger resistance than US forces had expected. As a result, the Americans were strongly reinforced by elements of three other infantry regiments, totaling eight infantry battalions, as well as artillery, mortars and United States Marine Corps tanks. After heavy fighting, the defending Japanese were pushed into a pocket on the northern coast around the Stima Peninsula from where they were evacuated by barge to Kolombangara on 20–21 September.
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