Battle of Wau, the Glossary

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1. 137 relations: Aerodrome, Air University (United States Air Force), Alabama, Australia in the War of 1939–1945, Australian Army, Australian commandos, Australian War Memorial, Battle of Buna–Gona, Battle of the Bismarck Sea, Bell P-39 Airacobra, Black Cat Track, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Bolling Air Force Base, Brigade group, Brigadier, Brigadier general (United States), Brisbane, Bristol Beaufighter, Buderim, Bulldog Track, Bulolo, CAC Wirraway, Camberwell, Victoria, Cambridge University Press, Canberra, Captain (United States O-3), Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Consolidated PBY Catalina, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, De Havilland DH.37, Distinguished Service Order, Douglas C-47 Skytrain, Douglas MacArthur, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, Dugout canoe, Eighteenth Army (Japan), Eighth Area Army, Empire of Japan, Ennis Whitehead, Ernest Mustard, First lieutenant, Flight lieutenant, Flight sergeant, Flying ace, General (Australia), General (United States), George Kenney, Gold rush, Hatazō Adachi, Hitoshi Imamura, ... Expand index (87 more) »

2. 1943 in Papua New Guinea
3. January 1943 events
4. Territory of New Guinea

Aerodrome

An aerodrome is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for public or private use.

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Air University (United States Air Force)

Air University is a professional military education university system of the United States Air Force.

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Alabama

Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Australia in the War of 1939–1945

Australia in the War of 1939–1945 is a 22-volume official history series covering Australian involvement in the Second World War.

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Australian Army

The Australian Army is the principal land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force.

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Australian commandos

The name commando has been applied to a variety of Australian special forces and light infantry units that have been formed since 1941–42.

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Australian War Memorial

The Australian War Memorial (AWM) is a national war memorial and museum dedicated to all Australians who died during war.

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Battle of Buna–Gona

The battle of Buna–Gona was part of the New Guinea campaign in the Pacific theatre during World War II. Battle of Wau and battle of Buna–Gona are 1943 in Papua New Guinea, battles and operations of World War II involving Papua New Guinea, battles of World War II involving Australia, battles of World War II involving the United States, conflicts in 1943, January 1943 events and south West Pacific theatre of World War II.

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Battle of the Bismarck Sea

The Battle of the Bismarck Sea (2–4 March 1943) took place in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) during World War II when aircraft of the U.S. Fifth Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) attacked a Japanese convoy carrying troops to Lae, New Guinea. Battle of Wau and Battle of the Bismarck Sea are 1943 in Papua New Guinea, battles and operations of World War II involving Papua New Guinea, conflicts in 1943, south West Pacific theatre of World War II and territory of New Guinea.

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Bell P-39 Airacobra

The Bell P-39 Airacobra is a fighter produced by Bell Aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.

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Black Cat Track

The Black Cat Track or Trail is a rough overland track in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.

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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).

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Bolling Air Force Base

Bolling Air Force Base or Bolling AFB is a United States Air Force base in Washington, D.C. In 2010, it was merged with Naval Support Facility Anacostia to form Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling.

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Brigade group

A brigade group is a term used primarily in armies of the Commonwealth of Nations for an ad hoc arrangement of forces.

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Brigadier

Brigadier is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country.

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Brigadier general (United States)

In the United States Armed Forces, a brigadier general is a one-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.

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Brisbane

Brisbane (Meanjin) is the capital of the state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million.

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Bristol Beaufighter

The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter (often called the Beau) is a British multi-role aircraft developed during the Second World War by the Bristol Aeroplane Company.

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Buderim

Buderim is a town in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Bulldog Track

The Bulldog Track, also known as the Bulldog-Wau road and Reinhold's Highway, is a foot track crossing the western end of the Owen Stanley Range of Central Papua New Guinea.

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Bulolo

Bulolo is a town in Wau-Bulolo Urban LLG, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.

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CAC Wirraway

The CAC Wirraway is a training and general purpose military aircraft manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) between 1939 and 1946.

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Camberwell, Victoria

Camberwell is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Boroondara local government area.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.

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Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia.

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Captain (United States O-3)

Captain in the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), and U.S. Space Force (USSF) (abbreviated "CPT" in the and "Capt" in the USMC, USAF, and USSF) is a company-grade officer rank, with the pay grade of O-3.

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Consolidated B-24 Liberator

The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California.

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Consolidated PBY Catalina

The Consolidated Model 28, more commonly known as the PBY Catalina (US Navy designation), is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft designed by Consolidated Aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter-bomber that first flew in 1938.

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De Havilland DH.37

The de Havilland DH.37 was a British three-seat sporting biplane of the 1920s designed and built by de Havilland for aviator Alan Samuel Butler.

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Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for operational gallantry for highly successful command and leadership during active operations, typically in actual combat.

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner.

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Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur (26 January 18805 April 1964) was an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States, as well as a field marshal to the Philippine Army.

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Duell, Sloan and Pearce

Duell, Sloan and Pearce was a publishing company located in New York City.

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Dugout canoe

A dugout canoe or simply dugout is a boat made from a hollowed-out tree.

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Eighteenth Army (Japan)

The was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

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Eighth Area Army

The was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

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Empire of Japan

The Empire of Japan, also referred to as the Japanese Empire, Imperial Japan, or simply Japan, was the Japanese nation-state that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the reformed Constitution of Japan in 1947.

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Ennis Whitehead

Ennis Clement Whitehead (September 3, 1895 – October 12, 1964) was an early United States Army aviator and a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II.

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Ernest Mustard

Lieutenant Ernest Andrew Mustard (1893-1971) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.

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First lieutenant

First lieutenant is a commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces; in some forces, it is an appointment.

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Flight lieutenant

Flight lieutenant (Flt Lt or F/L) is a junior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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Flight sergeant

Flight sergeant (commonly abbreviated to Flt Sgt, F/Sgt, FSGT or, currently correctly in the RAF, FS) is a senior non-commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and several other air forces which have adopted all or part of the RAF rank structure.

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Flying ace

A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.

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General (Australia)

General (abbreviated GEN) is the second-highest rank, and the highest active rank, of the Australian Army and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of general; it is also considered a four-star rank.

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General (United States)

In the United States military, a general is the most senior general-grade officer; it is the highest achievable commissioned officer rank (or echelon) that may be attained in the United States Armed Forces, with exception of the Navy and Coast Guard, which have the equivalent rank of admiral instead.

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George Kenney

George Churchill Kenney (August 6, 1889 – August 9, 1977) was a United States Army general during World War II.

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Gold rush

A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune.

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Hatazō Adachi

was a general and war criminal in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

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Hitoshi Imamura

was a Japanese general who served in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, and was subsequently convicted of war crimes.

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Joint Army–Navy Assessment Committee

Joint Army–Navy Assessment Committee (JANAC) was a United States inter-service agency set up to analyze and assess Japanese naval and merchant marine shipping losses caused by U.S. and Allied forces during World War II.

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Kanga Force

Kanga Force was the name given to a composite ad hoc formation of the Australian Army that served in New Guinea during World War II. Battle of Wau and Kanga Force are south West Pacific theatre of World War II.

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Kenneth Walker (general)

Brigadier General Kenneth Newton Walker (17 July 1898 – 5 January 1943) was a United States Army aviator and a United States Army Air Forces general who exerted a significant influence on the development of airpower doctrine.

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Lae

Lae(German: Preußen-Reede, later Lehe) is the capital of Morobe Province and is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea.

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Landing at Lae

The Landing at Lae was an amphibious landing to the east of Lae and then the subsequent advance on the town during the Salamaua–Lae campaign of World War II. Battle of Wau and landing at Lae are 1943 in Papua New Guinea, battles and operations of World War II involving Papua New Guinea, battles of World War II involving Australia, conflicts in 1943, south West Pacific theatre of World War II and territory of New Guinea.

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Landing at Nadzab

The Landing at Nadzab was an airborne landing on 5 September 1943 during the New Guinea campaign of World War II in conjunction with the landing at Lae. Battle of Wau and landing at Nadzab are 1943 in Papua New Guinea, battles and operations of World War II involving Papua New Guinea, battles of World War II involving Australia, battles of World War II involving the United States, conflicts in 1943 and south West Pacific theatre of World War II.

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Lawrence, Kansas

Lawrence is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.

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Lieutenant general (United States)

In the United States Armed Forces, a lieutenant general is a three-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.

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Lockheed P-38 Lightning

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II.

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Lugger

A lugger is a sailing vessel defined by its rig, using the lug sail on all of its one or more masts.

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Major general

Major general is a military rank used in many countries.

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Major general (United States)

In the United States Armed Forces, a major general is a two-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.

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Markham Valley

The Markham Valley is a geographical area in Papua New Guinea.

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Maxwell Air Force Base

Maxwell Air Force Base, officially known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation under the Air Education and Training Command (AETC).

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Medal bar

A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil decoration, or other medal.

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Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians, and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor.

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Mentioned in dispatches

To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described.

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Milne Bay

Milne Bay is a large bay in Milne Bay Province, south-eastern Papua New Guinea.

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Mitsubishi A6M Zero

The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range carrier-based fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

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Mitsubishi Ki-21

The was a Japanese heavy bomber during World War II.

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Murray Moten

Brigadier Murray John Moten, (3 July 1899 – 14 September 1953) was a senior officer in the Australian Army during World War II who commanded the 2/27th Battalion during the Syria-Lebanon campaign in 1941, and the 17th Brigade during the Salamaua–Lae campaign in 1943 and the Aitape–Wewak campaign in 1944–1945.

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New Guinea

New Guinea (Hiri Motu: Niu Gini; Papua, fossilized Nugini, or historically Irian) is the world's second-largest island, with an area of.

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New Guinea campaign

The New Guinea campaign of the Pacific War lasted from January 1942 until the end of the war in August 1945. Battle of Wau and New Guinea campaign are 1943 in Papua New Guinea, battles and operations of World War II involving Papua New Guinea, conflicts in 1943 and south West Pacific theatre of World War II.

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New Guinea Force

New Guinea Force was a military command unit for Australian, United States and native troops from the Territories of Papua and New Guinea serving in the New Guinea campaign during World War II.

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New Guinea Volunteer Rifles

The New Guinea Volunteer Rifles (NGVR) was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Battle of Wau and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles are south West Pacific theatre of World War II.

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No. 11 Squadron RAAF

No.

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No. 30 Squadron RAAF

No.

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North American B-25 Mitchell

The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation.

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Ordnance QF 25-pounder

The Ordnance QF 25-pounder, or more simply 25-pounder or 25-pdr, with a calibre of 3.45 inches (87.6 mm), was a piece of field artillery used by British and Commonwealth forces in the Second World War.

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Osmar White

Osmar Egmont Dorkin White (2 April 190916 May 1991) was an Australian journalist, war correspondent and writer.

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Owen Stanley Range

Owen Stanley Range is the south-eastern part of the central mountain-chain in Papua New Guinea.

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Pacific War

The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II that was fought in eastern Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania.

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Paducah, Kentucky

Paducah is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States.

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Penguin Books

Penguin Books Limited is a British publishing house.

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Platoon

A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four squads, sections, or patrols.

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Port Moresby

(Tok Pisin: Pot Mosbi), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea.

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Presidential Unit Citation (United States)

The Presidential Unit Citation (PUC), originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation, is awarded to units of the uniformed services of the United States, and those of allied countries, for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy on or after 7 December 1941 (the date of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the start of American involvement in World War II).

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Queensland

Queensland (commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, the second-largest and third-most populous of the Australian states.

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Rabaul

Rabaul is a township in the East New Britain province of Papua New Guinea, on the island of New Britain.

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Ramu

The Ramu River is a major river in northern Papua New Guinea.

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Richard Bong

Richard "Dick" Ira Bong (September 24, 1920 – August 6, 1945) was a United States Army Air Forces major and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II.

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Royal Australian Air Force

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the principal aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army.

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Salamaua

Salamaua was a small town situated on the northeastern coastline of Papua New Guinea, in Salamaua Rural LLG, Morobe province.

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Salamaua–Lae campaign

The Salamaua–Lae campaign was a series of actions in the New Guinea campaign of World War II. Battle of Wau and Salamaua–Lae campaign are 1943 in Papua New Guinea, battles and operations of World War II involving Papua New Guinea, conflicts in 1943, south West Pacific theatre of World War II and territory of New Guinea.

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Schooner

A schooner is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast.

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Second lieutenant

Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.

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Sergeant

Sergeant (Sgt) is a rank in use by the armed forces of many countries.

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Solomon Sea

The Solomon Sea is a sea located within the Pacific Ocean.

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South West Pacific Area

South West Pacific Area (SWPA) was the name given to the Allied supreme military command in the South West Pacific Theatre of World War II. Battle of Wau and South West Pacific Area are south West Pacific theatre of World War II.

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Staff sergeant

Staff sergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in the armed forces of many countries.

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Territory of New Guinea

The Territory of New Guinea was an Australian-administered League of Nations and then United Nations trust territory on the island of New Guinea from 1914 until 1975.

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Thomas Blamey

Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey, (24 January 1884 – 27 May 1951) was an Australian general of the First and Second World Wars.

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Toru Okabe

was a major general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

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Ultra (cryptography)

adopted by British military intelligence in June 1941 for wartime signals intelligence obtained by breaking high-level encrypted enemy radio and teleprinter communications at the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) at Bletchley Park.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Army Air Forces

The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and de facto aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II (1941–1947).

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United States Army Center of Military History

The United States Army Center of Military History (CMH) is a directorate within the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.

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University of Chicago Press

The University of Chicago Press is the university press of the University of Chicago, a private research university in Chicago, Illinois.

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University of Queensland

The University of Queensland (UQ or Queensland University) is a public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland.

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University Press of Kansas

The University Press of Kansas is a publisher located in Lawrence, Kansas.

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Vertical draft

In meteorology, an updraft (British English: up-draught) is a small-scale current of rising air, often within a cloud.

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Wau Airport (Papua New Guinea)

Wau Airport is an airport serving Wau in Papua New Guinea.

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Wau, Papua New Guinea

Wau is a town in Papua New Guinea, in the province of Morobe.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. Battle of Wau and World War II are conflicts in 1943.

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102nd Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)

The 102nd Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army.

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17th Brigade (Australia)

The 17th Brigade was an infantry brigade in the Australian Army.

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1st Independent Company (Australia)

The 1st Independent Company was one of twelve independent or commando companies raised by the Australian Army for service in World War II.

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2/1st Field Regiment (Australia)

The 2/1st Field Regiment was an Australian Army artillery regiment raised as part of the all volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force during World War II.

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2/5th Battalion (Australia)

The 2/5th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that operated during World War II.

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2/5th Commando Squadron (Australia)

The 2/5th Commando Squadron was one of twelve independent companies and or commando squadrons of the Australian Army formed for service during World War II.

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2/6th Battalion (Australia)

The 2/6th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that served during the Second World War.

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2/7th Battalion (Australia)

The 2/7th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army raised for service during World War II.

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2/7th Commando Squadron (Australia)

The 2/7th Commando Company was one of 12 independent companies or commando squadrons raised by the Australian Army during the Second World War.

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21st Airlift Squadron

The 21st Airlift Squadron is part of the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, California.

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317th Airlift Group

The 317th Airlift Wing (317 AW) is a United States Air Force unit, stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.

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33rd Troop Carrier Squadron

The 33d Troop Carrier Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit, redesignated as the Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation Squadron.

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374th Airlift Wing

The 374th Airlift Wing is a unit of the United States Air Force assigned to Fifth Air Force.

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39th Flying Training Squadron

The 39th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 340th Flying Training Group and is the reserve associate to the 12th Flying Training Wing based at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.

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40th Flight Test Squadron

The 40th Flight Test Squadron is a United States Air Force unit.

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41st Flying Training Squadron

The 41st Flying Training Squadron is part of the 14th Flying Training Wing based at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.

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46th Tactical Missile Squadron

The 46th Tactical Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, formed by the consolidation of two inactive units in September 1985.

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51st Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army.

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6th Airlift Squadron

The 6th Airlift Squadron is part of the 305th Air Mobility Wing at the McGuire AFB section of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

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7th Fighter Training Squadron

The 7th Fighter Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 1st Operations Group.

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7th Machine Gun Battalion (Australia)

The 7th Machine Gun Battalion was a battalion of the Australian Army that was raised for service during World War II.

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9th Attack Squadron

The 9th Attack Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron, assigned to the 49th Operations Group, stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.

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See also

1943 in Papua New Guinea

• Battle for Piva Trail
• Battle of Arawe
• Battle of Bobdubi
• Battle of Buna–Gona
• Battle of Cape Gloucester
• Battle of Cape St. George
• Battle of Dumpu
• Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
• Battle of Finschhafen
• Battle of Hellzapoppin Ridge and Hill 600A
• Battle of John's Knoll–Trevor's Ridge
• Battle of Kaiapit
• Battle of Koromokina Lagoon
• Battle of Lababia Ridge
• Battle of Mount Tambu
• Battle of Mubo
• Battle of Piva Forks
• Battle of Roosevelt Ridge
• Battle of Sattelberg
• Battle of Sio
• Battle of The Pimple
• Battle of Wareo
• Battle of Wau
• Battle of the Bismarck Sea
• Battle of the Coconut Grove
• Bombing of Rabaul (November 1943)
• Bombing of Wewak
• Bougainville campaign
• Hopoi Mission Station
• Huon Peninsula campaign
• Landing at Lae
• Landing at Nadzab
• Landing at Nassau Bay
• Landing at Scarlet Beach
• Landing on Long Island
• Landings at Cape Torokina
• Malahang Mission Station, Lae
• Markham, Ramu and Finisterre campaigns
• Neutralisation of Rabaul
• New Britain campaign
• New Guinea campaign
• Operation Cartwheel
• Operation Chronicle
• Operation I-Go
• Operation Locust
• Raid on Koiari
• Salamaua–Lae campaign

January 1943 events

• Battle of Buna–Gona
• Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse
• Battle of Nikolayevka
• Battle of Rennell Island
• Battle of Tripoli (1943)
• Battle of Velikiye Luki
• Battle of Wau
• Battle off Zuwarah
• Casablanca Conference
• Landing at Amchitka
• Operation Cartoon
• Operation Gallop
• Operation Iskra
• Operation Ke
• Operation Pamphlet
• Treaty between the United States and China for the Relinquishment of Extraterritorial Rights in China
• Voronezh–Kastornoye offensive
• Voronezh–Kharkov offensive

Territory of New Guinea

• ANGAU General Hospital
• Action off Bougainville
• Admiralty Islands campaign
• Aitape–Wewak campaign
• Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit
• Battle of Arawe
• Battle of Cape Gloucester
• Battle of Cape St. George
• Battle of Driniumor River
• Battle of Dumpu
• Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
• Battle of Finschhafen
• Battle of Talasea
• Battle of Wareo
• Battle of Wau
• Battle of the Bismarck Sea
• Battle of the Coconut Grove
• Battle of the Green Islands
• Bombing of Rabaul (1942)
• Bombing of Wewak
• Bougainville campaign
• Copra plantations in New Guinea
• Cranssen v R
• Invasion of Buka and Bougainville
• Landing at Aitape
• Landing at Lae
• Landing at Saidor
• Landing on Emirau
• New Guinea Act 1920
• New Guinean pound
• Operation Cartwheel
• Papua New Guinea in World War II
• Salamaua–Lae campaign
• Territory of New Guinea

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wau

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