12 Sep 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- United States Army General Douglas MacArthur and an Army observation party arrived aboard the cruiser USS Nashville at Hollandia, New Guinea to observe the landings at Morotai three days later. ww2dbase [Battle of Morotai | Douglas MacArthur | Nashville | Hollandia, New Guinea | DS]
16 Oct 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- After the Army Signal Corps installed special long-range radio equipment, United States Army General Douglas MacArthur and an Army observation party arrived aboard the cruiser USS Nashville at Hollandia, New Guinea to observe the landings at Leyte Gulf four days later. ww2dbase [Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign | Douglas MacArthur | Nashville | Hollandia, New Guinea | DS]
20 Oct 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Destroyer USS Shaw arrived at Humboldt Bay, Hollandia (now Jayapura), New Guinea. ww2dbase [Shaw | Hollandia, New Guinea | DS]
25 Oct 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Destroyer USS Shaw departed Humboldt Bay, Hollandia (now Jayapura), New Guinea bound for Leyte Gulf, Philippines with a deck load of 128 barrels of fog oil. ww2dbase [Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign | Shaw | Hollandia, New Guinea | DS]
4 Nov 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Destroyer USS Shaw arrived at Humboldt Bay, Hollandia (now Jayapura), New Guinea. ww2dbase [Shaw | Hollandia, New Guinea | DS]
9 Nov 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Destroyer USS Shaw departed Humboldt Bay, Hollandia (now Jayapura), New Guinea bound for Biak Island, New Guinea. ww2dbase [Shaw | Hollandia, New Guinea | DS]
13 Dec 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Destroyer USS Shaw arrived at Humboldt Bay, Hollandia (now Jayapura), New Guinea. ww2dbase [Shaw | Hollandia, New Guinea | DS]
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