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Battle of Wickham Anchorage
Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II

A 105mm gun crew from the U.S. Army's 152nd Field Artillery Battalion supports the assault on Wickham Anchorage on or around 1 July 1943.
Date30 June – 3 July 1943
Location
Vangunu, Solomon Islands 8°44′31″S 158°03′25″E / 8.742°S 158.057°E / -8.742; 158.057
Result U.S. victory
Belligerents
Battle of Wickham Anchorage United States Battle of Wickham Anchorage Japan
Commanders and leaders
United States Richmond K. Turner
United States John H. Hester
United States Lester E. Brown
United States James R. Clark
Empire of Japan Minoru Sasaki
Empire of Japan Genjiro Hirata
Strength
1 infantry battalion
2 marine companies
1 artillery battery
310 troops
Casualties and losses
~ 25 killed and 43 wounded ~ 141 killed

The Battle of Wickham Anchorage took place during the New Georgia campaign in the Solomon Islands during the Pacific War from 30 June – 3 July 1943. During the operation US Marines and US Army troops landed by ship around Oleana Bay on Vangunu Island and advanced overland towards the anchorage where they attacked a garrison of Imperial Japanese Navy and Army troops. The purpose of the attack by the US was to secure the lines of communication and supply between Allied forces involved in the New Georgia campaign and Allied bases in the southern Solomons. The US forces were successful in driving the Japanese garrison from the area and securing the anchorage, which would later be used to stage landing craft for subsequent operations.

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