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Casualty Info
Home Town Lucas, NC
Last Address 1429 Poplar St Philadelphia, PA
Casualty Date May 27, 1945
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific Ocean
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (VA) - Honolulu, Hawaii
Northern Solomon Islands Campaign (1943-44)/Battle of the Green Islands
From Month/Year
February / 1944
To Month/Year
February / 1944
Description The Battle of the Green Islands or Operation Squarepeg was fought from 15 to 20 February 1944, between Imperial Japan and Allied forces from the New Zealand 3rd Division and the United States. Undertaken after landings to secure lodgments on New Britain and Bougainville, the main focus of the operation was the capture of Nissan Island, which was secured by New Zealand forces after only a short ground campaign. At only very limited cost in terms of casualties, the Allied operation resulted in the capture of several small atolls in the island chain, which were subsequently used to support air and naval operations focused on reducing the main Japanese base on Rabaul.