Posted on Apr 22, 2018
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On this day in 1944, Allied forces land in the Hollandia area of New Guinea. The Japanese occupiers, only 15,000 in number, many of whom were on administrative duty, fight for more than three months against ludicrous odds at great cost: When the battle for the northern coast of New Guinea was finally won by the Allies, 12,811 Japanese were dead, compared with 527 Americans.
Americans launch Operation Persecution in the Pacific - Apr 22, 1944 - HISTORY.com
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This is why we had to drop The Bomb. Getting the Japanese to surrender any other way was impossible.
TSgt Joe C. SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL MAJ Ken Landgren PO3 Bob McCord SGT Mark Halmrast SP5 Mark Kuzinski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen MSG Dan Walther CW5 Jack Cardwell CPT Jack Durish LTC Stephen F. Sgt Deborah Cornatzer COL Mikel J. Burroughs Capt Christian D. Orr LTC Orlando Illi
TSgt Joe C. SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL MAJ Ken Landgren PO3 Bob McCord SGT Mark Halmrast SP5 Mark Kuzinski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen MSG Dan Walther CW5 Jack Cardwell CPT Jack Durish LTC Stephen F. Sgt Deborah Cornatzer COL Mikel J. Burroughs Capt Christian D. Orr LTC Orlando Illi
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Capt Christian D. Orr
Lt Col Charlie Brown - Sad but true. And there are all too many sick-minded, agenda-driven revisionist historians out there.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Sadly, very true. An invasion of Japan would have deadly for both sides. Losses from the two bombs pale in comparison to what they could have been.
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TSgt Joe C. thanks for the historical read/share in 1944, Allied forces land in the Hollandia area of New Guinea.
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On 22 Apr 1944 Task Force 'Reckless', assisted by aircraft of TF58 and gunfire of United States and Australian naval vessels, invaded Dutch New Guinea in an ...
Thanks TSgt Joe C. for reminding us that on April 22, 1944 the Allied forces landed in the Hollandia area of New Guinea as Operation Persecution was initiated.
"On 22 Apr 1944 Task Force 'Reckless', assisted by aircraft of TF58 and gunfire of United States and Australian naval vessels, invaded Dutch New Guinea in an amphibious operation and began a pincers movement against the Hollandia Region from landing-points at Tanahmera and Humboldt Bays. Covers the Tanahmera Bay landing and follows the operations inland to Lake Sentani and Hollandia Airfield. The film also includes American, German and Javanese familes and an Australian Plantation Manager, all of whom had been prisoners of the Japanese in the area. Scenes 60 to 67 show the Finschafen area, from where the invasion convoy left and aerial shots of the convoy at Sae. Portion of this was detached to land on the coast of Australian New Guinea in the Aitape area, simultaneously with the Hollandia landing. This Task Force 'Persecution'. Identified personnel: General Douglas MacArthur, Generals Eichelberger and Krueger, General Irving, Lieutenant Hildrich Joseph United States 41st Division, Colonel Lyman, General Fuller, Dr. Theodore Braum, General Byers."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuHzfVP1sYY
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"On 22 Apr 1944 Task Force 'Reckless', assisted by aircraft of TF58 and gunfire of United States and Australian naval vessels, invaded Dutch New Guinea in an amphibious operation and began a pincers movement against the Hollandia Region from landing-points at Tanahmera and Humboldt Bays. Covers the Tanahmera Bay landing and follows the operations inland to Lake Sentani and Hollandia Airfield. The film also includes American, German and Javanese familes and an Australian Plantation Manager, all of whom had been prisoners of the Japanese in the area. Scenes 60 to 67 show the Finschafen area, from where the invasion convoy left and aerial shots of the convoy at Sae. Portion of this was detached to land on the coast of Australian New Guinea in the Aitape area, simultaneously with the Hollandia landing. This Task Force 'Persecution'. Identified personnel: General Douglas MacArthur, Generals Eichelberger and Krueger, General Irving, Lieutenant Hildrich Joseph United States 41st Division, Colonel Lyman, General Fuller, Dr. Theodore Braum, General Byers."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuHzfVP1sYY
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown CW5 (Join to see) SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright Cpl Joshua Caldwell SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
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