 720th |
July 1943 Battalion Time Line ~~~~~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association History Project ~~~~~ |
 GHQ |
This Page Last Updated 8 September 2007 Click on thumbnail photographs to enlarge |
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If you were a veteran of the 720th MP Battalion or any of its subordinate units, and recognize any of the events listed on this page, or you are a surviving family member of a Battalion veteran from this era and would like to contribute Information, personal stories, documents, media articles or photographs, please take a moment to contact the History Project Manager at the Email Link provided above for instructions or assistance. Your contributions are extremely important to the Battalion history and always welcomed. |
Southwest Pacific Theatre Of War ~ Australia & Papua, New Guinea |
 Australian Duty Stations |
 Paupa Campaign |
1 July The Battalion elements still remaining at Townsville, Australia were relieved of duty by the 800th Military Police Battalion. When not engaged in their routine MP duties, the Battalion trained and performed various details such as loading and unloading ships. |
12 July A platoon of B Company MP’s departed Australia aboard the Dutch ship Van Heutsy with their destination being New Guinea. 15 July The Van Heutsy arrived at Milne Bay, New Guinea. The B Company platoon set up a bivouac area then began erecting a prisoner of war stockade in addition to performing their regular MP duties. |
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Courtesy of the estate of 1SG Lemuel T. “Lem” Troster, by Donald L. and Gail James. |
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28 July, 6:47 PM President Franklin D. Roosevelt's (radio) "Fireside Chat" on the progress of the war. The President discusses the European and Pacific theatres (4 excerpts from the speech). |
