CSPAN3 Reel America The First Fighters In New Guinea 1942-1944 November 4, 2017
National to the national archives. In 1942, new guinea was divided into two territories. Pop a lock, new new guinea was s really in control, the other under holland control. The island had mountains reaching 16,000 feet. There was only one real village in new guinea. It was also the only allied base in the country in 1942. The japanese control theentire the entire island except moorsby. Enemy air attacks on several my attached seven mile moresby and otherlocations became a daily occurrence. It took the allies twoandahalf years to eliminate the japanese from the island. General macarthurs leapf...