Bougainville Island Timeline of Events

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Bougainville Island

Bougainville Island is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea. This region is also known as Bougainville Province or the North Solomons. The population of the province is 175,160 , which includes the adjacent island of Buka and assorted outlying islands including the Carterets...

Timeline of Events

1943

3.13.1943

World War II: In Bougainville, Japanese troops end their assault on American forces at Hill 700.

4.18.1943

World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.

11.1.1943

World War II: Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, United States Marines, the 3rd Marine Division, land on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands.

11.1.1943

World War II: In support of the landings on Bougainville, U.S. aircraft carrier forces attack the huge Japanese base at Rabaul.

1944

3.9.1944

World War II: Japanese troops counter-attack American forces on Hill 700 in Bougainville in a battle that would last five days.