Category:Bougainville campaign (1943-45)

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Bougainville Campaign

allied reconquest of the island of Bougainville in the South Pacific from the Japanese forces who occupied it in 1942

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Instance of

battle

Part of

Pacific War

Location

Bougainville Island, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, PNG

Point in time

1 November 1943

Start time

1 November 1943

End time

21 August 1945

Map

6° 08′ 00″ S, 155° 18′ 00″ E

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This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.

A

World War II forces of Australia on Bougainville‎ (12 F)

B

L

Landing at Cape Torokina‎ (13 F)

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Bougainville campaign (1943-45)

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"Cautiously advancing through the jungle, while on patrol in Japanese territory off the Numa-Numa Trail, this member of - NARA - 531184.tif 3,000 × 2,433; 6.99 MB
"Cautiously advancing through the jungle, while on patrol in Japanese territory off the Numa-Numa Trail, this member... - NARA - 531184.jpg 3,000 × 2,433; 1.71 MB
"Cautiously advancing through the jungle, while on patrol in Japanese territory off the Numa-Numa Trail, this member... - NARA - 531184.tif 3,000 × 2,433; 6.96 MB
"Negro troops of the 24th Infantry, attached to the Americal Division, wait to advance behind a tank assault on the Jap( - NARA - 531254.jpg 3,000 × 2,451; 1.05 MB
"Sgt. John C. Clark...and S-Sgt. Ford M. Shaw...(left to right) clean their rifles in bivouac area alongside the East We - NARA - 531404.jpg 3,000 × 2,360; 1.49 MB
"U.S. Marine `Raiders' and their dogs, which are used for scouting and running messages, starting off for the jungle fro - NARA - 532371.jpg 2,438 × 3,000; 1.83 MB
111-SC-190532 - Mortar crew of Co. B, 132nd Infantry, Americal Div. The company took part in the attack on Jap positions on Hill 260, Bougainville (cropped).jpg 3,834 × 2,972; 1.32 MB
111-SC-190532 - Mortar crew of Co. B, 132nd Infantry, Americal Div. The company took part in the attack on Jap positions on Hill 260, Bougainville.jpg 3,968 × 3,104; 1.45 MB
11th Field Company Australian Engineers Jaba River Bougainville May 1945 (AWM image 092594) - cropped.jpg 601 × 433; 83 KB
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127-N-77814 - A MARINE TORPEDO BOMBER gets an overhaul in its revetment on Bougainville by its mechanics. In foreground is a 2,000 pounder waiting to be put in place. (50156130927).jpg 4,572 × 6,047; 4.38 MB
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25 pounder Short Bougainville 1944.jpg 450 × 298; 73 KB
25th Battalion machine gunners in December 1944.jpg 450 × 332; 36 KB
3d Division Marines fan out.jpg 638 × 352; 42 KB
3dAmtrac at Bougainville.jpg 640 × 405; 115 KB
42 Bombardment Group - B-25 Mitchells.jpg 844 × 654; 116 KB
61st Battalion Bougainville March 1945.jpg 640 × 479; 219 KB
7 Bde (097459).jpg 450 × 340; 88 KB
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93rd division bougainville 1944.jpg 1,161 × 1,051; 302 KB
A Japanese plane crashes into the sea ahead of USS Columbia (CL-56), in November 1943 (80-G-44059).jpg 740 × 581; 84 KB
A6M3 captured at Bougainville 1945.jpeg 510 × 408; 120 KB
Admiral Halsey, Maj. Gen. Beightler and Maj. Gen. Geiger on Bougainville.jpg 640 × 393; 62 KB
African-americans-wwii-015.jpg 1,420 × 1,080; 335 KB
Air Marshal Newall RNZAF on Bougainville 1945.jpeg 510 × 357; 98 KB
Airing the beds, Bougainville, Solomon Islands. Wellcome M0014560.jpg 3,686 × 3,005; 2.37 MB
Antiaircraft gunners at Cape Torokina.jpg 640 × 627; 139 KB
Attack on Hill 600A map 22 23 Dec 43.jpg 1,100 × 720; 419 KB
Australian 25th Inf Battalion before attacking Pearl Ridge December 1944 (AWM image 077895).jpg 640 × 411; 96 KB
Australian 26th Inf Bn patrol orders Ratsua May 1945 (AWM image 092540).jpg 640 × 498; 221 KB
Australian 57-60th Inf Bn Crossing the Hongorai River 1945 (AWM image 092280).jpg 603 × 414; 106 KB
Australian artillery on Pearl Ridge Bougainville March 1945 (AWM image 079739).jpg 640 × 487; 186 KB
AWM 078546 Australian 42nd Battalion patrol on Bougainville.jpg 467 × 619; 166 KB
AWM 092041 Matilda tanks advance on Hongorai River 1945.jpg 640 × 483; 188 KB
AWM 092292 Hongorai River bulldozer 1945.jpg 392 × 279; 29 KB
AWM 092293 Australian Engineers at Honogai River 1945.jpg 396 × 284; 42 KB
AWM 093913 Australian 15th Inf Bn mortar crew Bougainville July 1945.jpg 640 × 471; 109 KB
AWM 117980 Australian 15th Inf Bn at Torokina October 1945.jpg 450 × 340; 20 KB
AWM P02729.002 Australian troops Soraken Peninsula August 1945.jpeg 450 × 288; 78 KB
AWM096590 Japanese surrender northBougainville.jpg 450 × 337; 29 KB
B-17F over Bougainville Nov 1942.jpg 3,921 × 3,141; 1.91 MB
Battle for Piva Trail map.jpg 1,000 × 667; 136 KB
Battle of Coconut Grove Bougainville map.jpg 1,000 × 660; 117 KB
Battle of Hellzapoppin Ridge map 18 Dec 43.jpg 1,300 × 911; 787 KB
Battle of Koromokina Lagoon map.jpg 1,900 × 1,228; 841 KB
Battle of Slater's Knoll April 1945 (AWM image 090360).jpg 429 × 285; 119 KB
Blasting-flame-RG-208-AA-158-L-019.jpg 7,616 × 6,171; 22.91 MB
Bofors-40mm-bougainville.jpg 640 × 342; 58 KB
Bougainville - Hill 260.jpg 486 × 352; 65 KB
Bougainville 1945.jpg 450 × 339; 67 KB
Bougainville campaign 1945.jpg 203 × 550; 118 KB
Bougainville Matilda (AWM 018384).jpg 640 × 482; 228 KB
Bougainville Operation map.jpg 562 × 798; 158 KB
Bougainville Seabee and Marine Raider.jpg 236 × 188; 17 KB
Bougainville USMC Photo No. 1-1 (21412034078).jpg 1,241 × 977; 205 KB
Bougainville USMC Photo No. 1-10 (20978751153).jpg 1,237 × 966; 353 KB
Bougainville USMC Photo No. 1-11 (20977085184).jpg 1,245 × 972; 362 KB
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Bougainville USMC Photo No. 1-13 (21599940665).jpg 1,247 × 982; 297 KB
Bougainville USMC Photo No. 1-14 (20978746553).jpg 989 × 1,212; 300 KB
Bougainville USMC Photo No. 1-15 (21573683776).jpg 1,250 × 959; 235 KB
Bougainville USMC Photo No. 1-16 (21599938795).jpg 1,234 × 974; 168 KB
Bougainville USMC Photo No. 1-17 (21608740011).jpg 1,254 × 969; 162 KB
Bougainville USMC Photo No. 1-18 (21411829310).jpg 1,233 × 979; 132 KB
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Bougainville USMC Photo No. 1-2 (21608738511).jpg 1,231 × 971; 238 KB
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Bougainville USMC Photo No. 1-3 (21412937389).jpg 993 × 1,236; 453 KB
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Bougainville USMC Photo No. 1-9 (21573681546).jpg 1,252 × 976; 130 KB
Bougainville USMC Photo No. 7 (20978749723).jpg 980 × 1,229; 339 KB
Bougainville USMC Photo No. 8 (20978750123).jpg 1,241 × 975; 194 KB
BougainvilleMarine75mm.jpg 1,203 × 555; 208 KB
Bouganville Campaign.jpg 627 × 483; 42 KB
BougKoromokinaMarines.jpg 640 × 477; 127 KB
Buka airfield aerial vew1 c1944.jpg 482 × 447; 182 KB
Buka airfield aerial view2 c1944.jpg 624 × 625; 298 KB
Caleb T. Bailey and Field Harris, Bougainville 1943.jpg 1,332 × 1,026; 375 KB
Catalina 6 Sqn RNZAF at Bougainville 1945.jpeg 482 × 368; 90 KB
Cemetery for American dead at Bougainville - NARA - 520985.jpg 2,657 × 2,700; 1.96 MB
Code talkers on Bougainville, 1943 (7973456676).jpg 1,364 × 1,003; 188 KB
Cpl. Henry Blake Jr., (left) and PFC George H. Kirk, Navajo Indians serving with a Marine Signal Unit.jpg 5,030 × 6,315; 5.39 MB
Ens. Andy Jagger of Southampton, N.Y., describes kill made over Rabaul to Lt. H.A. March of Washington, D.C., at... - NARA - 520959.jpg 2,700 × 2,700; 975 KB
F4U-1 VMF-222 Bougainville 1944.jpeg 2,923 × 3,000; 1.27 MB
F4Us of VF-17 at Piva.jpg 1,360 × 976; 531 KB
Fighter strip at Torokina and Empress Augusta Bay 1943.jpg 859 × 590; 143 KB
Fighting for Hill600A Bougainville.jpg 640 × 463; 116 KB
Final NG campaigns.jpg 2,005 × 1,418; 927 KB
Flame-thrower-bougainville-RG-208-AA-158-L-018.jpg 7,506 × 6,093; 21.68 MB
Flame-throwing-tank-bouganville-RG-208-AA-158-L-001.jpg 5,104 × 3,517; 8.37 MB
General – Communications, Ordnance, Missile - DPLA - dfcb8bcc09e8b78166d5346ba46ea3e9 (page 1).jpg 6,598 × 5,234; 12.05 MB
GreenIslandOperations1944.jpg 754 × 900; 244 KB
Group of No. 17 Squadron pilots with a Kittyhawk at Torokina, Bougainville.jpg 3,631 × 2,680; 5.23 MB
Grumman TBF Avengers warming up att Piva North Airfield, Bougainville Island, in February 1944 (74237127).jpg 5,876 × 4,650; 8.11 MB
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In an underground surgery room, behind the front lines on Bougainville, an American Army doctor operates on a U.S.... - NARA - 531177.tif 3,000 × 2,465; 7.05 MB
Infantry combat scene in Bougainville, France (SC 189099-S), National Museum of Health and Medicine (4442572203).jpg 2,989 × 2,450; 594 KB
Insignia of Marine Squadron 217, based on Bougainville - NARA - 520986.jpg 2,700 × 2,700; 1,004 KB
Ira Kepford's Number 29 Vought F4U-1A Corsair (Ray Wagner Collection Image (16344668175)).jpg 1,000 × 796; 181 KB
Japanese Cave Bougainville.jpg 640 × 467; 138 KB
Japanese dead after the Battle of Slater's Knoll.jpg 421 × 315; 92 KB
Japanese dive bombers attack USS Cleveland (CL-55) off Bougainville on 2 November 1943.jpg 437 × 322; 80 KB
KandaSurrender.jpg 640 × 509; 173 KB
LCMs at Bougainville in 1944.jpg 709 × 486; 188 KB
Location of Bougainville.jpg 223 × 251; 56 KB
M1A1 flamethrower fired at bunker.png 970 × 656; 634 KB
M3 75mm Bougainville, Solomon Islands November 1943.jpg 522 × 540; 50 KB
M4-sherman-bougainville.gif 600 × 490; 74 KB
Marine artillery battery firing on distant Japanese target. Bougainville. (49480761947).jpg 5,577 × 4,250; 17.74 MB
Marine rifleman on Bougainville.jpg 2,142 × 2,771; 897 KB
Marine-raiders.jpg 3,000 × 2,400; 1.62 MB
Marine-war-dogs.jpg 2,380 × 2,938; 1.92 MB
Marines advance into Coconut Grove on Bougainville November 1943.jpg 640 × 393; 107 KB
Marines leaving Bougainville. The first large element to depart. (49480047528).jpg 5,577 × 4,303; 14.74 MB
Marines of VMF-222 on Bougainville relaxing in between strikes. - NARA - 520913.jpg 2,700 × 2,700; 1.73 MB
Marines on Bougainville.jpg 400 × 261; 27 KB
Matilda tank on Bougainville 1945.jpg 624 × 425; 252 KB
Member of the 2-8th Commando Squadron with a Bren Gun in June 1945.jpg 640 × 480; 181 KB
Men Laying Mats, Construction of New Bomber Strip, Bougainville - DPLA - 99057631d0976e855e3f917b0abc74c5.jpg 4,767 × 3,774; 2.04 MB
Naval Operations off Bougainville - 1943.jpg 1,397 × 1,873; 258 KB
Navy Unit Commendation 3d Mar 1943.pdf 1,012 × 1,481; 310 KB
New Zealand troops land on Green Island 1944 (AWM image 304260).jpg 640 × 517; 153 KB
NewZealandersGreenIslands.JPG 640 × 531; 267 KB
NZ 001445.jpg 350 × 264; 45 KB
Pearl Ridge on Bougainville (AWM image OG2147).jpg 634 × 464; 100 KB
PT boat off Bougainville in 1944.jpg 567 × 422; 175 KB
RAAF Boomerang with RNZAF Corsairs on Bougainville 1945.jpg 450 × 336; 67 KB
RG-208-AA-158-L-001.tif 5,104 × 3,517; 34.95 MB
RNZAF Corsairs over Bougainville 1945.jpeg 454 × 327; 65 KB
RNZAF personnel with US Gen Mitchell Bougainville 1945.jpeg 450 × 341; 70 KB
SBD and F4Us at Bougainville in December 1943.jpg 1,024 × 624; 239 KB
SBDs of VC-40 sortie from Piva uncle airfield 1944.jpg 2,121 × 1,590; 1.08 MB
SC 184774-S - Returning from a water-carrying detail over 800 yards of mountain trail for E Co., 145th Inf., 37th Div. on Bougainville, are, L-R (52272379386).jpg 4,340 × 5,750; 10.24 MB
SC 190524 - Americal Div. sniper platform on banyan tree. Snipers keep watch for Japs on Hill 260, Bougainville. March, 1944. (49639085847).jpg 3,088 × 3,984; 1.8 MB
SC 190530 - American plane leaving after bombing Japanese pillboxes on Bougainville. Men of the 132nd Inf., Americal Div., watch the flames and smoke rising from the targets. 17 March, 1944. (49623525397).jpg 3,920 × 3,248; 1.53 MB
SC 334747 - The Japanese 75-mm gun emplacement on Blue Ridge which was used in their attack on Hill 700. (52201293732).jpg 5,091 × 3,891; 2.63 MB
SC 334750 - Troops of Companies E and G, 132nd Inf. Regt., 23rd Division, cross a stream in an area devastated by shellfire during their advance on Japanese pillboxes near the Torokina River. 7 April, 1944. (52203502009).jpg 5,181 × 3,869; 3.1 MB
SC 364575 - Crew of No. 1 gun load piece (105mm howitzer) to fire on enemy positions beyond the ridge in the distance. (52106098870).jpg 4,329 × 5,576; 2.77 MB
SC 364608 - Heavy 81mm mortar firing into Jap positions across the Tsinamutu River, near Kuraio Mission, Bougainville. 24 Feb, 1944. (52103419518).jpg 5,679 × 4,426; 1.78 MB
SC 364608 - Heavy 81mm mortar firing into Jap positions across the Tsinamutu River, near Kuraio Mission, Bougainville. 24 February, 1944.jpg 5,679 × 4,420; 1.97 MB
Sgt. John C. Clark and Staff Sgt. Ford M. Shaw of Co. E, 25th Combat Team, 93rd Division (left to right) clean their rifles on the East West Trail, Bougainville on April 4, 1944 (cropped).jpg 1,101 × 760; 188 KB
Ships in Empress Augusta Bay in December 1944.jpg 594 × 417; 112 KB
Soldiers of the 93rd Infantry Division (United States) "Cautiously advancing through the jungle, while on patrol in Japanese territory off the Numa-Numa Trail - NARA - 531184 (cropped).jpg 983 × 1,560; 414 KB
SolomonsZero.jpg 260 × 125; 11 KB
StateLibQld 1 124102 Infantry and equipment crossing over newly built bridges, Bougainville, ca. 1945.jpg 1,000 × 688; 85 KB
StateLibQld 1 124106 Japanese Zero plane on the tarmac at Bougainville, 1945.jpg 1,000 × 684; 114 KB
StateLibQld 1 124146 Rafting across the river at Bougainville, ca. 1944.jpg 1,000 × 718; 83 KB
StateLibQld 1 124150 Rafting the troops across the river, Bougainville, ca. 1945.jpg 1,000 × 696; 121 KB
StateLibQld 1 124170 Tennis match with the Australian forces stationed in Bougainville, 1944.jpg 1,000 × 699; 91 KB
StateLibQld 1 184951 Taking a spell while rafting across the river, Bougainville, ca. 1944.jpg 1,000 × 686; 111 KB
StateLibQld 2 183411 Captured Japanese Zero fighter, Bougainville, 1945.jpg 1,000 × 743; 161 KB
StateLibQld 2 185551 Unit of Japanese soldiers at surrender, Bougainville, 1945.jpg 1,000 × 682; 107 KB
The Yanks mop up on Bougainville. At night the Japanese would infiltrate American lines. At Dawn, the doughboys went... - NARA - 531183.tif 3,000 × 2,337; 6.69 MB
These men have earned the bloody reputation of being skillful jungle fighters. They are U.S. Marine Raiders gathered... - NARA - 520643.tif 3,000 × 2,418; 6.92 MB
Tired member of VF-17 pauses under squadron scoreboard at Bougainville HD-SN-99-02854.jpg 2,496 × 3,000; 1.4 MB
Tired member of VF-17 pauses under squadron scoreboard at Bougainville. - NARA - 520962.jpg 2,700 × 2,700; 1.14 MB
Torokina airfield aerial view c1944.jpg 425 × 527; 113 KB
Torokina Airfield control tower, Bougainville, in December 1943 (80-G-K-380).jpg 905 × 1,173; 258 KB
Torokina perimeter devastation March 1944.jpg 640 × 436; 117 KB
U.S. Marine "Raiders" and their dogs, which are used for scouting and running messages, starting off for the jungle... - NARA - 532372.tif 2,448 × 3,000; 7 MB
U.S. Soldiers at Bougainville (Solomon Islands) March 1944.jpg 3,000 × 2,325; 1.11 MB
U.S. troops go over the side of a Coast Guard manned combat transport to enter the landing barges at Empress Augusta... - NARA - 513194.tif 2,609 × 3,000; 7.46 MB
US 754th Tank Battalion on Bougainville March 1944.jpg 640 × 426; 135 KB
US cruisers shell Buka Island c1943.jpg 1,205 × 1,606; 333 KB
US Marine Raiders on Cape Totkina on Bougainville.jpg 1,389 × 1,103; 516 KB
US marines during the Koiari Raid on Bougainville 28 29 November 1943.jpg 640 × 485; 134 KB
VF-17 ground crewmen await word to ready F4U for takeoff on Rabaul raid from Piva strip on Bougainville. - NARA - 520960.tif 3,000 × 2,952; 8.45 MB
Vought F4U-1 Corsairs on Bougainville in mid-December 1943 (80-G-K-382).jpg 4,596 × 3,562; 9.33 MB
Vought F4U-1A Corsair of VF-17 in flight, circa in March 1944 (80-G-217819).jpg 5,608 × 4,415; 7.38 MB
Wounded Japanese POW Bougainville.jpg 425 × 322; 70 KB
Yamamoto's airplane crash.jpg 1,114 × 746; 683 KB
Zuikaku fighter pilots at Buin April 1943.jpg 1,618 × 1,080; 489 KB
Zuikaku Zero at Buin 1943.jpg 1,620 × 1,071; 473 KB

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