Emirau Island, also called Emira, is an island in the Bismarck Archipelago located at 1°38.5′S149°58.5′E / 1.6417°S 149.9750°E / -1.6417; 149.9750. Emira is part of what on many maps are charted as the St Matthias Islands, also known as the Mussau Islands, a small group to the northwest of the main island group of New Ireland. Early explorers named it Squally Island, a name found in some early records. It is part of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. The local language is a dialect of the Mussau-Emira language.
EmirauIsland, also called Emira, is an island in the Bismarck Archipelago located at 1°38.5′S 149°58.5′E / 1.6417°S 149.9750°E / -1.6417; 149.9750...
of nearly 4,000 United States Marines landed on the island of Emirau on 20 March 1944. The island was not occupied by the Japanese and there was no fighting...
Emirau Airport is an airfield in EmirauIsland, Papua New Guinea. Emirau was seized unopposed by two Battalions of the 4th Marine Regiment on 20 March...
Island. Hangaroa Press. ISBN 978-956-353-131-2. Harlow GE, Summerhayes GR, Davies HL, Matisoo-Smith L (1 March 2012). "jade gouge from EmirauIsland,...
were the first to see combat by helping the 4th Marines at Green Island and EmirauIsland. A few were temporarily attached to UDTs. Later NCDUs 1–10 were...
in combat were 4 and 5 with the 4th Marines on Green Island, Papua New Guinea and EmirauIsland. Later, NCDUs 1–10 were combined to form the short-lived...
Emirau 60th CB on EmirauIsland Naval Base Darwin 84th CB Naval Base Puerto Princesa at Palawan 84th CB Naval Base Manus Naval Base Treasury Islands Torokina...
more than 500 prisoners; the prisoners were landed a few days later on EmirauIsland. At the end of December Eyssen planned to lay a minefield at the entrance...
The Trobriand Islands are a 450-square-kilometre (174-square-mile) archipelago of coral atolls off the east coast of New Guinea. They are part of the...
transferred to EmirauIsland, New Guinea. The Alabama (BB-60) reached Funafuti on 21 January 1944. The Alabama left the Ellice Islands on 25 January to...
duty. She landed troops on Green Island from 15 to 20 February and on EmirauIsland on 20 March. Returning to the New Guinea operations on 6 April, she...
Theatre in London. March 20 – WWII: Landing on Emirau: 4,000 United States Marines land on EmirauIsland in the Bismarck Archipelago to develop an airbase...
arrived at Nouméa 7 February 1944 and landed men of the 4th Marines on EmirauIsland 20 March. From Milne Bay, New Guinea, she carried soldiers to the Aitape...
Destroyed by friendly fire due to false identification. PT-107 Hamburg Bay, EmirauIsland 18 June 1944 Accidental gasoline fire. PT-109 Blackett Strait, Solomons...
Fergusson Island is the largest island of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, in Papua New Guinea. It has an area of 1,437 square kilometres (555 sq mi), and...
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 12 December 1942. PT-63 destroyed by accidental fire while refueling in port, Hamburg Bay, EmirauIsland, 18 June 1944. PT-67...
Japanese ships. She took part in the landings on Green Island on 15 February 1944 and on EmirauIsland on 20 March. Eaton sailed 4 May 1944 for the Marshalls...
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