720th
September 1942 Battalion Time Line
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Southwest Pacific Theatre Of War ~ Australia & Papua New Guinea
1 September C Company departed from Brisbane, Australia aboard the Dutch ship Bantekow for Port Moresby, New Guinea.

6 September The Bantekow with C Company aboard made a port call of twelve days in Townsville, northeast, Australia.

18 September The Bantekow departed Townsville, Australia with C Company.

21 September C Company finally arrived at their destination of Port Moresby, Southeastern Papua New Guinea.