The island is an atoll southeast of BiakMios Woendi NARA 80-G-258662 Finger piers with PTs and Seabee pontoon drydock in backgroundMios Woendi Base Administration QuonsetsMios Woendi PBY Black Cats
Mios Woendi island is an island in the Schouten Islands
of Papua province, eastern Indonesia. It lies in Cenderawasih Bay (or Geelvink Bay) 50 kilometres (31 mi; 27 nmi) off the northwestern coast of the island nation of Papua New Guinea.
540 mm). The people are primarily Melanesian. Mios Woedni was the location of a forward base,Naval Base MiosWoendi , of the United States Navy during World...
submarine fleet. Griffin then moved closer to the Japanese shipping lanes at MiosWoendi, New Guinea, arriving 9 December 1944. There she tended submarines, surface...
her deep with depth charges. Flounder took on provisions and fuel at MiosWoendi, New Guinea, from 28 August to 1 September, then completed her patrol...
The Seabees would build 119 PT bases or Cubs. The largest would be on MiosWoendi. Many battalions were involved, however, the 113th and 116th CBs had...
Pavuvu, Bougainville, Milner Bay, Naval Base Treasury Islands, Naval Base MiosWoendi called Wendy Island, and Naval Base Kwajalein. Thomas entertained Troops...
Base Oro Bay Airfield Naval Base Lae - Landing at Lae Naval Base MiosWoendi at MiosWoendi PT Boat Base and Owi Airfield Naval Base Woodlark Island Naval...
sinking the other tanker in the convoy. Following a three-day stop at MiosWoendi to rearm with torpedoes and perform minor upkeep, Barbero embarked on...
Raton pulled into MiosWoendi in the Schouten Islands for more fuel and torpedoes with which to finish the patrol. Leaving MiosWoendi 27 October 1944,...
elected to remain in the Philippines and 81 returned home. She returned to MiosWoendi Lagoon on 25 September 1944 and then prepared for her next patrol, sailing...
explode, none of them close. She terminated her patrol in the lagoon at MiosWoendi in the Schouten Islands. On her 15th and final war patrol, from 4 to...
River and at Samar Village, preparatory to U.S. Army attacks. Leaving MiosWoendi Island on July 12, 1944, Oyster Bay reported to Brisbane for shipyard...
islands. Owi lies furthest west. Auki, Pai, MiosWoendi, and Nusi islands are part of the extensive Woendi atoll, contained within a fringing coral reef...
Islands, Bougainville, Milner Bay, Naval Base Treasury Islands, Naval Base MiosWoendi called Wendy Island, and Naval Base Kwajalein. Troops at sea on ships...
seven more barges to MiosWoendi. Then, as the long Pacific campaign moved steadily northward, the fleet tug departed MiosWoendi on 13 October with a...
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