 720th |
October 1943 Battalion Time Line ~~~~~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association History Project ~~~~~ |
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This Page Last Updated 8 September 2007 Click on thumbnail photographs to enlarge |
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Southwest Pacific Theatre Of War ~ Australia & Papua New Guinea |
 Australian Duty Stations |
 Paupa Campaign |
2 October Australian forces seized Finishhafen, New Guinea. 24 October D Company sent a thirty-six man detachment advance party to Oro Bay, New Guinea. |
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On the same day in Europe Supreme Allied Commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, makes a plea for the American people to continue their support of the War Bond program. Click on speaker icon. |
| 27 October The A Company elements remaining at Cairns were relieved. 28 October The A Company elements left Cairns and proceeded to Townsville, Australia. The remainder of B Company departed Australia for Milne Bay, New Guinea to join the platoon already there.
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