Action off Bougainville-1942 2024-05-08

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Action Off Bougainville
February 20, 1942

After a disastrous couple months of war, the United States and Allies were in a dark spot in the Pacific, as the Japanese continued their expansion.Rabaul, New Britain had fallen to the Japanese in early February 1942 and the Japanese were quickly establishing a major naval and air base there, which was seen as a threat to the San Francisco-Australia sealane. Task Force 11 (Planned to be joined by the ANZAC Squadron, but was unable due to fuel oil...

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