18 Mar 1942
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New Hebrides
- US Army engineers arrived at Efate, New Hebrides for the construction of a new airfield. ww2dbase [Efate | CPC]
26 Sep 1942
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New Hebrides
- USS Nicholas arrived at Efate, New Hebrides and Nicholas departed the same day bound for Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. ww2dbase [Nicholas | Port Vila, Efate | DS]
29 Oct 1942
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New Hebrides
- Destroyer USS Shaw arrived at Vila Harbor, Efate, New Hebrides. ww2dbase [Shaw | Port Vila, Efate | DS]
30 Oct 1942
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New Hebrides
- Destroyer USS Shaw departed Vila Harbor, Efate, New Hebrides bound for Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Shaw | Port Vila, Efate | DS]
1 Feb 1943
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New Hebrides
15 May 1943
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New Hebrides
- Pilots of US Marine Corps squadron VMF-214 were transferred to Efate, New Hebrides for rest after serving 8 weeks in combat capacity. ww2dbase [Efate | CPC]
14 Sep 1943
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New Hebrides
- USS Alabama arrived at Havannah Harbor, Efate Island, New Hebrides Islands. ww2dbase [Alabama | Port Havannah, Efate | CPC]
7 Nov 1943
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New Hebrides
- USS Bailey arrived at Efate, New Hebrides. ww2dbase [Bailey | Havannah Harbor, Efate | DS]
12 Dec 1943
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New Hebrides
- USS Alabama arrived at Efate Island, New Hebrides Islands. ww2dbase [Alabama | Port Havannah, Efate | CPC]
5 Jan 1944
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New Hebrides
- USS Alabama departed Efate Island, New Hebrides Islands. ww2dbase [Alabama | Port Havannah, Efate | CPC]
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