Naval Base Milne Bay
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naval-base-milne-bay-176-6401972
title:
Naval Base Milne Bay
text:
Naval Base Milne Bay, also called Naval Advance Base Milne Bay, was new major United States Navy sea and airbase base built on Milne Bay in Milne Bay Province in south-eastern Papua New Guinea. By spring 1943, the build up of the US Navy to support the Pacific War had caused overcrowding at the ports on the east coast of Australia. To help, Seabees departed Naval Base Brisbane on June 19, 1943 to set up a new base in Milne Bay. Naval Base Milne Bay headquarters was at Ladava Navy Base. The Royal
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description:
Major World War 2 base in Papua New Guinea
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Base_Milne_Bay
date created:
2022-08-17T02:31:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T15:14:02Z
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{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/MilneBayLocation.jpg","width":315,"height":365}
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