Melbourne in WW2 History | World War II Database

26 Nov 1920

Australia

Edmund Herring arrived in Melbourne, Australia. ww2dbase [Edmund Herring | Melbourne, Victoria | CPC]

24 Feb 1942

Australia

George Brett arrived in Melbourne, Australia and assumed command of US Army Forces in Australia. ww2dbase [George Brett | Melbourne, Victoria | CPC]

26 Feb 1942

Australia

The floatplane from Japanese submarine I-25 conducted a reconnaissance mission over Melbourne, Australia. ww2dbase [Melbourne, Victoria | CPC]

5 Mar 1942

Australia

US 8th Pursuit Squadron, flying P-40 fighters, was sent to Melbourne, Australia. ww2dbase [Melbourne, Victoria | CPC]

20 Mar 1942

Australia

The US Navy set up a new radio intelligence station at Melbourne, Australia; many of the staff members of this new station were recently evacuated from station CAST at Corregidor, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Melbourne, Victoria | CPC]

21 May 1942

Australia

The US Navy cryptanalytic team in Melbourne, Australia belatedly voiced its agreement that the Japanese Navy was likely targeting Midway Atoll. In Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, Joseph Rochefort furnished the official report noting that Midway Atoll was confirmed as the Japanese target. Chester Nimitz, who had already began to prepare for such an attack, ordered his carriers to exercise radio silence to prevent the Japanese from learning of his attempt to gather Pacific Fleet carriers at Pearl Harbor. ww2dbase [Battle of Midway and the Aleutian Islands | Melbourne, Victoria | CPC]

20 Jul 1942

Australia

Douglas MacArthur departed Melbourne, Australia. ww2dbase [Douglas MacArthur | Melbourne, Victoria | CPC]

20 Dec 1943

Photo(s) dated 20 Dec 1943

2 Feb 1944

Photo(s) dated 2 Feb 1944

Chief Justice of Victoria, Australia Edmund Herring shaking hands with Major General C. E. M. Lloyd, Melbourne, Australia, 2 Feb 1944

13 Dec 1944

Photo(s) dated 13 Dec 1944

Officers of the staff of Admiral Bruce Fraser meeting for the first time, Melbourne, Australia, 13 Dec 1944

11 Oct 1989

Australia

Roberts Dunstand passed away in Melbourne, Australia. ww2dbase [Roberts Dunstan | Melbourne, Victoria | CPC]

14 Aug 2015

Australia

Stan Laurie passed away in Melbourne, Australia. ww2dbase [Stan Laurie | Melbourne, Victoria | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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