18 Mar 1942

New Hebrides
  • US Army engineers arrived at Efate, New Hebrides for the construction of a new airfield. ww2dbase [Efate | CPC]
28 Aug 1942

28 Aug 1942 Photos
A Wildcat lifted from APV Kitty Hawk to ACV Long Island, Fila Harbor, New Hebrides (now Port Vila, Vanuatu), 28 Aug 1942
26 Sep 1942

New Hebrides
  • USS Nicholas arrived at Efate, New Hebrides and Nicholas departed the same day bound for Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. ww2dbase [Nicholas | Port Vila, Efate | DS]
29 Oct 1942

New Hebrides
30 Oct 1942

New Hebrides
  • Destroyer USS Shaw departed Vila Harbor, Efate, New Hebrides bound for Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Shaw | Port Vila, Efate | DS]
1 Feb 1943

New Hebrides
  • USS Columbia arrived at Efate, New Hebrides. ww2dbase [Columbia | Efate | CPC]
22 Apr 1943

22 Apr 1943 Photos
Cruiser USS Denver entering Havannah Harbor, Efate, New Hebrides, 22 Apr 1943 as seen from cruiser USS Columbia; note SOC floatplane in foreground
15 May 1943

New Hebrides
  • Pilots of US Marine Corps squadron VMF-214 were transferred to Efate, New Hebrides for rest after serving 8 weeks in combat capacity. ww2dbase [Efate | CPC]
14 Sep 1943

New Hebrides
7 Nov 1943

New Hebrides
12 Dec 1943

New Hebrides
5 Jan 1944

New Hebrides



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