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Need Pacific theatre timetable of events

Discussion in 'War in the Pacific' started by lefty, Nov 29, 2008.

  1. lefty

    lefty Member

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    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!
     
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  4. syscom3

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    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.
     
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    Good idea,syscom3. I think WW2F needs a permanent reference library to contain such items.
     
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  7. lefty

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    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. ??
     
  8. syscom3

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    The US Army was active in NG in 1942, 1943 and 1944.

    He could have been involved in a multitude of battles.
     
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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    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
     
  11. USMCPrice

    USMCPrice Idiot at Large

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    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.
     
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    USMCPrice Idiot at Large

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    Then there was the Western New Guinea Campaign, commenced April 1944. Fighting was still going on at the end of the war.
     
  13. syscom3

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    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.
     

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