I imagine somewhere on this site there is what I am looking for, I just don't know where to find it. I am looking for the exact timetable of individual campaigns in the Pacific, and am especially interested in New Guinea. Can you help? Thanks!
Let's see A good timeline for WWII (with Pacific action) is at The History Place - Timeline of Pacific War This is more of WWII in general: World War II For the Solomon islands... Timeline Solomon Islands Hope this helps....
The History Place - Timeline of Pacific War Must be an American site, The Battle of Milne Bay or Kokoda, do not even get a mention. John.
Over in the WW2 aircraft forum, I've been posting a day by day event summary of the Pacific war. And another fellow is doing it day by day for Europe. You wont believe the work involved in just doing a brief summary. I need to talk to a moderator in seeing if we can have a permanent post for some official war dept monthly summeries that were produced during the war years. They're quite big, but cover every single theater of action, every battlefield, every day.
I find this handy for the air war in the Pacific and CBI. Pacific Wrecks - Today in World War II Pacific History
My dad earned two bronze star attachments for contributions in two campaigns. His discharge states them as Papau and New Guinea. Was hoping to narrow them down more specifically. ??
The US Army was active in NG in 1942, 1943 and 1944. He could have been involved in a multitude of battles.
I think this link may help. Army Air Forces in World War II Vol. IV The Pacific: Guadalcanal to Saipan August 1942 to July 1944 Army Air Forces in WWII: Vol. IV
Good luck. My grandmother had a brother that served in a National Guard artillery unit. He went to New Guinea in early 1943 and was still there in 1945.
Then there was the Western New Guinea Campaign, commenced April 1944. Fighting was still going on at the end of the war.
I have an ongoing thread for "This day in the Pacific war". If you want me to include information about your dads unit, send me some information and I will add it.