720th
November 1942 Battalion Time Line
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Southwest Pacific Theatre Of War ~ Australia & Papua, New Guinea
Australian Duty Stations
Paupa Campaign
11 November The Battalion duties consisted of town patrol, traffic control, ship and dock security, and the guarding of military installations, ammunition and supply depots, medical facilities, etc.

B Company A platoon departed Townsville to Portland Roads, Australia, to guard supply depots, docks and military installations. At Mount Isa one of the B Company duties was to climb the approximately 1000 steps to the top and report all aircraft sightings.
In Portland Roads along the Coral Sea, several B Company MP’s took turns at an outpost along the coast spotting and reporting on the movement of any ships passing their location.

C Company Was a part of the defensive forces protecting Port Moresby, New Guinea during the Papuan Campaign.