Target: Rabaul (79 page)

Eighth Air Force,
123

8th Bombardment Squadron,
93
,
100
,
102
–105,
108
,
136
–139,
165
–166,
173
–174,
190

13th Bombardment Squadron,
93
,
100
,
102
–105,
136
–139,
166
–167,
174
,
187
–188

Thirteenth Air Force,
73
,
129
–130,
263
,
267
,
278
,
292
,
302
,
350

XIII Bomber Command,
130
,
323

XIII Fighter Command,
130

18th Fighter Group

44th Fighter Squadron,
281
,
297

42nd Bombardment Group,
298
,
334

307th Bombardment Group,
278
,
291

435th Reconnaissance Squadron,
24

Advanced Echelon (ADVON) at Port Moresby,
17
,
31
,
41
,
65
,
67
,
72
,
89
,
133

Far East Air Force,
350

U.S. Marine Corps,
13
,
129
,
267
,
269
–270,
316
,
335

1st Marine Air Wing (MAW),
272
,
360

1st Marine Division,
24
,
131
,
247

2nd Marine Division,
131

3rd Marine Division,
175
,
199

4th Marine Regiment,
336

7th Marine Regiment,
247

87th Construction Battalion,
171

Air Group
3
:
194

Air Group
9

Fighting Squadron
9
:
221
,
226

Torpedo Squadron
9
:
223
,
225
,
229

Air Group
12
:
196
–197,
202

Bombing Squadron
12
:
196
,
204
,
208
,
222

Fighting Squadron
12
:
196
–197,
204
,
206
,
209

Torpedo Squadron
12
:
196
,
223

Air Group
17

Bombing Squadron
17
:
220
,
224
,
228
–229

Fighting Squadron
17
(Blackburn’s Irregulars):
203
,
222
,
227
–229,
268
,
300
,
303
,
339

Torpedo Squadron
17
:
223
–224,
225
–226

Air Group
18

Fighting Squadron
18
:
222

Air Group
21
:
271

Air Group
22

Composite Squadron
22
:
225

Air Group
23
:
202

Composite Squadron
23
:
204
,
209

Fighting Squadron
23
:
204
,
206

Air Group
33

Fighting Squadron
33
:
203
,
222
,
227
,
280
–281,
283
,
288
,
339

Air Group
40

Fighting Squadron
40
:
283

Air Group
115

Fighting Squadron
115
:
299
,
337

Air Group
123

Fighting Squadron
123
,
318

Air Group
143

Bombing Squadron
143
:
311

Air Group
212

Fighting Squadron
212
:
268

Air Group
214
:
125
,
271
,
273
–278,
280
–281,
283
–287,
289
–294

Fighting Squadron
214
(Black Sheep):
268
–269,
272
,
276
,
280
–281,
283
,
286
,
292
–294,
297
,
299
–300

Air Group
215

Fighting Squadron
215
:
268
,
300
–301,
303
,
318

Air Group
216
:
285
,
297

Fighting Squadron
216
:
269
,
279
,
285
,
286

Air Group
221

Fighting Squadron
221
:
133

Air Group
222

Fighting Squadron
222
:
278
,
281
,
352

Air Group
223

Fighting Squadron
223
:
274
,
283
,
285
–286,
293
,
297
,
333
,
337

Air Group
232

Bombing Squadron
232
:
299

Air Group
233

Bombing Squadron
233
:
312

Air Group
241

Bombing Squadron
241
:
310
,
316

Air Group
305

Torpedo Squadron
305
:
338
–339

Air Group
321

Fighting Squadron
321
:
286
,
301
–302

Air Group
341

Bombing Squadron
341
:
298

Air Group 413

Bombing Squadron 413:
335
–336

Air Group 744:
313

Marine Air South Pacific (MASP),
267

Marine Scout Bombing Squadron
143
:
52

Torpedo Bombing Squadron
232
:
245

U.S. Navy

3rd New Zealand Division,
312

71st Naval Construction Battalion,
263
,
267

Destroyer Division
15
:
219

Destroyer Squadron
12
:
317

Destroyer Squadron
22
:
317

Task Force
11
:
19

Task Force
36
:
196

Task Force
38
:
197
,
199
,
201
,
210
,
213
,
217
,
219

Task Force
39
:
193
,
199

Task Force
58
:
313

Task Group
50
.3:
219
,
221
–223

Australian

Royal Australian Army,
358

1st Independent Company,
239

2/22 Battalion,
235

5th Infantry Division,
350

9th Division,
127
–128

II Corps,
350

Lark Force,
235
–236,
246
,
350
,
356

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF),
38
,
84
,
92
,
103
,
128
–129,
135
,
199
–200,
313
,
360
–361

6 Squadron,
265

8 Squadron,
149
,
265

No.
9
Operational Group,
89
,
115
,
255
,
265

11 Squadron,
127
,
340

20 Squadron,
127

24 Squadron,
132
,
141

30 Squadron,
92
,
135
–136,
141
–142

Royal Australian Navy (RAN),
234
,
357
–358

Japanese

Imperial Army,
257

5th Airfield Construction Units,
94

6th Field Kempeitai,
47
,
51
,
122
,
266
,
327
–328,
334
,
339
,
352
,
357

Eighth Area Army,
51
,
105
,
321

10th Airfield Construction Units,
94

17th Infantry Division,
247

Eighteenth Army,
93
,
113
,
252

20th Infantry Division,
4
,
129

31st Field Road Construction Unit,
117

38th Infantry Division,
321

39th Infantry Division, 232nd Regiment,
259

51st Airfield Battalion,
111

60th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion,
138

Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Unit (Unit 731),
353
–354

Fourth Air Army,
95
,
113
,
156

Imperial General Headquarters,
19
,
34
,
95

Imperial Army Air Force,
3
–4

9th Flying Brigade,
112

10th Flying Regiment,
169

13th Flying Regiment,
74
,
99
,
113

14th Flying Brigade,
133

14th Flying Regiment,
138

20th Flying Regiment,
138

24th Flying Regiment,
98

59th Flying Regiment,
98
,
108
,
112

68th Flying Regiment,
55
,
113

68th Sentai (Flying Regiment),
94

78th Flying Regiment,
113

208th Flying Regiment,
96
,
138

Fourth Air Army,
113

Imperial Navy,
3
,
20
,
55
,
257
,
360

First Carrier Fleet,
264

1st Carrier Division,
227
,
263

2nd Carrier Division,
308

2nd Special Naval Base Force,
47

Third Fleet,
39
,
55

Eighth Fleet,
121
,
129
,
174
–175,
193
,
213

81st Naval Garrison Unit,
52
,
61
,
64
,
74
,
241
,
253
,
255
–256,
265
,
295
,
320

Destroyer Division
27
:
121

Destroyer Squadron
10
:
224

Southeast Area Fleet,
51

Imperial Navy Aviation

5th Air Attack Force,
60

Eleventh Air Fleet,
34
,
37
,
40
,
56
,
89
–90,
116
,
119
–120,
128
–129,
134
,
150
–151,
165
,
170
,
175
,
178
,
206
,
223
,
247
,
263
–264,
277
,
283
,
291
,
302