26 Aug 1943

Photo(s) dated 26 Aug 1943
155mm Gun M1 of USMC 4th Defense Battalion near Barakoma, Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, circa late Aug 1943
24 Sep 1943

British Western Pacific Territories
10 Dec 1943

Photo(s) dated 10 Dec 1943
US F4U-1 Corsair, US F6F-3 Hellcat, US SBD Dauntless, and New Zealand Kittyhawk Mk. IV aircraft at the Barakoma airfield at Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, 10 Dec 1943
26 Dec 1943

British Western Pacific Territories
  • Journalist Fred Hampton interviewed US Marine Corps fighter pilot Gregory Boyington at Barakoma Airfield on Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Vella Lavella | CPC]

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