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Contact Info
Home Town Eatonville, WA
Last Address Morton, WA
Date of Passing Jul 23, 1944
Location of Interment Golden Gate National Cemetery (VA) - San Bruno, California
Northern Solomon Islands Campaign (1943-44)/Battle of Cape Gloucester
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Description The Battle of Cape Gloucester was a battle in the Pacific theater of World War II, which took place between late December 1943 and April 1944, on the island of New Britain, part of the Territory of New Guinea.
The battle was a major part of Operation Cartwheel, the main Allied strategy in the South West Pacific Area and Pacific Ocean Areas during 1943–44, and it was the second World War II landing of the U.S. 1st Marine Division, after Guadalcanal.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
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Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories She participated in the Bismarck Archipelago operations, including the Cape Gloucester, New Britain landings and the Admiralty Islands landings (26 December 1943 ? 31 March 1944); Saidor, New Guinea, operations (18?21 January); Morotai landings (15 September
