15 Sep 1943
British Western Pacific Territories
British Western Pacific Territories
- B-24 bombers, escorted by Corsair fighters of US Marine Corps squadron VMF-214, flew a photographic reconnaissance mission over Choiseul, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Solomon Islands Campaign | Choiseul | CPC]
28 Oct 1943
British Western Pacific Territories
British Western Pacific Territories
- US 2nd Marine Parachute Battalion landed by sea at Voza on Choiseul Island in Operation Blissful. ww2dbase [Solomon Islands Campaign | Voza, Choiseul | CPC]
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