4 Jun 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Landing ship No. 128 was sunk by US aircraft off Morotai, Moluccas, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [No. 101/103-class | Morotai, Maluku Islands | CPC]
15 Sep 1944
Dutch East Indies


Dutch East Indies
- US Army troops landed on Morotai, Maluku Islands. ww2dbase [Battle of Morotai | Morotai, Maluku Islands | CPC]
- USS Wasp supported the Palau Islands invasion from the position 80 kilometers off Morotai, Maluku Islands. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | Morotai, Maluku Islands | CPC]


13 Nov 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Attun Palalin, also known as Private Teruo Nakamura of the Japanese Army 4th Takasago Volunteer Unit, was declared dead on Morotai, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Attun Palalin | Morotai, Maluku Islands | CPC]
16 May 1946
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Allied repatriation ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Morotai, Moluccan Islands and embarked Japanese personnel. She departed later on the same day. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Morotai, Maluku Islands | CPC]
28 May 1946
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Allied repatriation ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Morotai, Moluccan Islands and embarked Japanese personnel. She departed later on the same day. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Morotai, Maluku Islands | CPC]
27 Dec 1974
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Attun Palalin, also known as Teruo Nakamura, was interned in Morotai, Indonesia. ww2dbase [Attun Palalin | Morotai, Maluku Islands | CPC]
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