Kolombangara in WW2 History | World War II Database

24 Jan 1943

Italian Eritrea

Cruisers USS Nashville and USS Helena with destroyers USS Nicholas, USS DeHaven, USS O’Bannon, and USS Radford made a nighttime bombardment of Vila airstrip, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands, followed by repelling a nighttime Japanese air attack. The destroyers then anchored at Tulagi, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Solomon Islands Campaign | Walden Ainsworth | Helena (St. Louis-class) | Nashville | Nicholas | Kolombangara, Solomon Islands | DS]

16 Mar 1943

Italian Eritrea

Shortly after midnight, destroyers USS Nicholas, USS Taylor, USS Radford, and USS Strong formed a bombardment line in Kula Gulf offshore of the Japanese airstrip at Vila, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands and shelled the airstrip. The destroyers rejoined the cruiser group later that day. ww2dbase [Solomon Islands Campaign | Nicholas | Kolombangara, Solomon Islands | DS]

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