refimprove date February 2008 Infobox settlement name Tulagi Tulaghi image map NggelaSolomons.png mapsize 300px map caption Location in the Nggela Florida Islands pushpin map Solomon Islands pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize 300 pushpin map caption Location in the Solomon Islands latd 09 latm 06 lats latNS S longd 160 longm 09 longs longEW E coordinates region SB subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Solomon Islands subdivision type1 Provinces of the Solomon Islands Province subdivision name1 Central Province Solomon Islands Central subdivision type2 Island group subdivision name2 Florida Islands Nggela Florida Islands population as of population total 1750 Tulagi , less commonly known as Tulaghi , is a small island 5.5 km by 1 km in the Solomon Islands , just off the south coast of Florida Island . The town of the same name on the island pop. 1,750 was the capital ... of the Solomons. Climate div style width 75 Weather box location Tulagi single line Yes metric first ... weather.php3?s 181519&refer wikipedia title Weatherbase Historical Weather for Tulagi, Solomon Islands ... War II The Japan ese occupied Tulagi on May 3, 1942, with the intention of setting up a seaplane base nearby see Japanese Tulagi landing 1942 Japanese Tulagi landing . The ships in Tulagi harbor were ... Tulagi as part of Operation Watchtower after a day of hard fighting. After its capture by United ... as other ancillary facilities. A small 20 bed dispensary was operated on Tulagi until its closure in 1946 .... Postwar The present day Tulagi has a fishing fleet . Scuba diving Tulagi offers some excellent ... gas compressed air . The Ward lies upright and intact, the deck replete with artifacts. Tulagi ... Wreck diving sites Category Islands of the Solomon Islands ca Tulagi cs Tulagi da Tulagi de Tulagi es Tulagi eu Tulagi fr Tulagi ko it Tulagi he mr nl Tulagi ja no Tulagi pl Tulagi pt Tulagi ru sv Tulagi zh ... more details
The invasion of Tulagi could refer to two invasions of the island Tulagi , located in the Salomon Islands , during World War II The Empire of Japan Japanese invasion of the island in early May 1942. See Invasion of Tulagi May 1942 . The Allies of World War II Allied liberation of the same island in August of the same year. See Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu Tanambogo See also The Pacific War Disambiguation ... more details
Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Image USS TULAGI CVE 72 .jpg 300px AlternateTextHere Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Ship flag USN flag 1946 Ship name USS Tulagi Ship namesake The Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu Tanambogo Battle of Tulagi , 7 8 August 1942 Ship ... s USS Tulagi CVE 72 was a sclass Casablanca escort carrier of the United States Navy . She was laid ... Bay on 19 October 1943, and the ship was renamed Tulagi on 6 November 1943 launched on 15 November ... Norfolk on 17 March, Tulagi underwent overhaul and carrier qualification tests. Tulagi embarked ... on the 28th in convoy with two other carriers and their screen. On 6 June, Tulagi entered her first ... arriving at Norfolk on 17 June 1944, Tulagi got underway late in June for Naval Air Station Quonset ... , Algeria . Tulagi visited Malta on 26 July and then spent the following weeks conducting exercises ... , the invasion of southern France. On D Day , Tulagi steamed in formation 45 miles off the invasion ... from Tulagi flew a total of 68 missions and 276 sorties, inflicting considerable damage on the enemy ... at various targets ashore, including gun emplacements and railway facilities. On 21 August, Tulagi .... Tulagi s fliers conducted a devastating attack along the line of March of a German convoy which snarled ... via the Marshalls and Ulithi for Saipan . Throughout December, Tulagi continued antisubmarine ... year, 1945, Tulagi got underway for Lingayen Gulf and the impending invasion of Luzon . Meanwhile ... on Tulagi s task force. The convoy passed through Surigao Strait into the Mindanao Sea on 3 January ... into USS Lunga Point CVE 94 2 . Moments later, observers on Tulagi saw the conflagration which ... began at Lingayen Gulf on 9 January 1945, Tulagi launched her planes for air strikes on land targets, anti snooper patrols, and air cover for American vessels. On 12 January, Tulagi supplied air support ... had singled out the carrier for destruction. Before it crashed, the attacker, deflected from Tulagi ... more details
for the August 1942 Allied landings on Tulagi Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu Tanambogo featured article Infobox military conflict conflict Invasion of Tulagi image File TulagiJapanese1942.gif 300px caption ... Naval Landing Force that seized Tulagi in May 1942. partof the Pacific War Pacific Theater of World War II date 3 4 May 1942 place Tulagi and Gavutu Islands, Solomon Islands result Japanese forces occupied Tulagi and nearby islands combatant1 Allies of World War II Allied forces including br flag Australia ... Campaignbox Solomons The invasion of Tulagi , on 3 4 May 1942, was part of Operation Mo Operation ... Japanese Navy troops to capture Tulagi and nearby islands in the Solomon Islands Protectorate . The occupation of Tulagi by the Japanese was intended to cover the flanking maneuver flank of and provide ... troops assigned to defend Tulagi evacuated the island just before the Japanese forces arrived ... Tulagi landing force in an air attack, destroying or damaging several of the Japanese ships and aircraft involved in the landing operation. Nevertheless, the Japanese troops successfully occupied Tulagi ... a naval refueling, communications, and seaplane reconnaissance base on Tulagi and the nearby ... . The Japanese activities on Tulagi and Guadalcanal were observed by Allies of World War II Allied ... Pacific, Allied forces counter attacked with landings of their own on Guadalcanal and Tulagi on 7 ... and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands . Inoue believed that the capture and control of these locations ... the seizure of Tulagi, a small island in the southern Solomon Islands, where a seaplane base would ... line illustrates the territory included, at that time, in the Empire of Japan . Guadalcanal and Tulagi ... naval warships that approached to contest the invasion. The Tulagi invasion force, consisting of the destroyers ... Got provided air cover for the Tulagi invasion with his Covering Group of one light carrier ... Solomons. A separate Cover Force sometimes referred to as the Tulagi Support Group commanded ... more details
For the Japanese invasion of Tulagi Invasion of Tulagi May 1942 Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu Tanambogo partof the Pacific War Pacific Theater of World War II image File TulagiBeachBlue.jpg 300px caption United States Marines wade ashore on Tulagi Island on 7 August 1942. date 7 9 August 1942 place Tulagi and Gavutu in the Solomon Islands result Allies of World War ... Campaignbox Guadalcanal Campaignbox Solomons The Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu Tanambogo was a land battle ... Major General Alexander Vandegrift , successfully landed and captured the islands of Tulagi , Gavutu ... forces, fought and died almost to the last man. At the same time that the landings on Tulagi and Gavutu ... fighting on Tulagi and Gavutu, the landings on Guadalcanal were essentially unopposed. The landings on both Tulagi and Guadalcanal initiated the six month long Guadalcanal campaign and a series of combined ... of Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Nggela Islands Florida as the location for their first offensive. ref ... Sea battle, the Japanese Navy sent troops to Japanese Tulagi landing 1942 occupy Tulagi and nearby ... Landing Forces Special Naval Landing Force occupied Tulagi on 3 May 1942, and constructed a seaplane, ship refueling, and communications base on Tulagi and the nearby islands of Gavutu, Tanambogo and Florida, all of which were soon operational. Aware of the Japanese efforts on Tulagi, the Allies concern ... Point on nearby Guadalcanal. By August 1942, the Japanese had about 900 troops on Tulagi and nearby ... of the 3rd Kure Special Naval Landing Force who seized Tulagi in May 1942 and were killed almost to the last ... August 1942. At first, the Allied offensive was planned just for Tulagi and the Santa Cruz Islands .... In command of the 3,000 U.S. Marines set to land on Tulagi and the nearby islands of Florida ... on Florida, Tulagi, and Gavutu Tanambogo, 7 August 1942. Bad weather allowed the Allied expeditionary ... on Guadalcanal and the other tasked with the assault on Tulagi, Florida, and Gavutu Tanambogo. ref ... more details
extraordinary heroism and unswerving devotion to duty during the Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu Tanambogo Battle of Tulagi , Corporal Lewis was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously. Namesakes The United ... OF DEATH Tulagi DEFAULTSORT Lewis, Milton Category 1920 births Category 1942 deaths Category American ... more details
The 3rd Kure Special Naval Landing Force 3rd Kure SNLF were troops of the Imperial Japanese Navy s Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces Special Naval Landing Forces . Formed at the Kure Naval District , the 3rd Kure SNLF participated in the invasion of Invasion of Tulagi May 1942 Tulagai and the battles of Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu Tanambogo Tulagi and Gavutu Tanambogo and Battle of Milne Bay Milne Bay . ref Nila, et al. p.11. ref On Guadacanal , the 3rd Kure SNLF detachment of 247 men were under the command of Lieutenant Yoshio Endo, the Tulagi detachment of 350 men were under the command of Commander Masaaki Suzuki and there was a detachment of 50 men at Gavutu . Commander Masaaki Suzuki, led the 3rd Kure SNLF reinforcements at Milne Bay on 29 August 1942. The 3rd Kure SNLF was all but wiped out after the Solomon Islands campaign . Citations Reflist References Nila, Gary, et al. Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces Uniforms and equipment 1932 45, Osprey Publishing, June 2006. ISBN 978 1 84603 100 7 Category Special Landing Forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy ... more details
www.history.navy.mil photos events wwii pac guadlcnl guad 1c.htm title Conquest of Tulagi, 7 8 August ... wwii pac guadlcnl guad 1.htm title Guadalcanal Tulagi Invasion, 7 9 August 1942 work Dictionary ... PLACE OF DEATH Killed in action KIA at Tulagi DEFAULTSORT Barr, Woodrow Wilson Category 1918 births ... more details
coord 9 00 S 159 45 E region SB type adm1st source GNS enwiki display title Infobox province name Central Province settlement type Provinces of the Solomon Islands Province nickname image skyline image size image caption image map Solomon Islands Central.png map caption coordinates region SB subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Solomon Islands subdivision type1 Capital subdivision name1 Tulagi leader title Premier leader name Patrick Vasuni area total km2 615 population as of 1999 population note population total 21577 population density km2 35.1 timezone 11 utc offset 11 latd 9 latm 0 lats latNS S longd 159 longm 45 longs longEW E footnotes The Central Province is one of the provinces of the Solomon Islands provinces of the Solomon Islands , covering the Russell Islands , Nggela Islands Florida Islands and Savo Island . Its area comprises 615 km and had a population of 21,577 as of 1999. The capital is Tulagi . Islands Aeaun Mbanika Nggela Nggela Islands Russell Islands Savo Island Savo Tulagi clear References reflist unreferenced date October 2007 Navigation box br Provinces of the Solomon Islands Category Provinces of the Solomon Islands Category People from the Central Province Solomon Islands Category States and territories established in 1981 Solomons geo stub br Provi s Kreiz Inizi Solomon ca Prov ncia Central Illes Salom de Central Salomonen es Provincia Central Islas Salom n eu Probintzia Zentrala Salomon Uharteak fr Province centrale les Salomon gl Central, Illas Salom n ko id Provinsi Tengah Kepulauan Solomon it Provincia Centrale Isole Salomone mk nl Central Salomonseilanden ja pl Prowincja Centralna Wyspy Salomona pt Prov ncia Central Ilhas Salom o ru zh ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . taxobox image Tulagi, Solomon Islands. June 1995.jpg status VU status system IUCN2.3 regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots unranked ordo Commelinids ordo Arecales familia Arecaceae genus Livistona species L. woodfordii binomial Livistona woodfordii binomial authority Henry Nicholas Ridley Ridl. Livistona woodfordii is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is found only in Solomon Islands . It is threatened by habitat loss . References World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 38601 all Livistona woodfordii . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007. Category Livistona Woodfordii Category Flora of the Solomon Islands Category Vulnerable plants Corypheae stub vi Livistona woodfordii ... more details
unreferenced date January 2009 Tanambogo is an islet in the Central Province Solomon Islands Central Province of the Solomon Islands . It is one of the Florida Islands . Image TulagiGavutuLandings.gif 400px thumb Along with the nearby island of Gavutu , it played an important role in the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II . In 1942 the Japan ese attempted to establish a seaplane base on the island. On 7 9 August 1942, in the Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu Tanambogo , elements of the U.S. 2nd Marine Regiment assaulted and occupied the island. coord 9 6 40 S 160 11 5 E display title Category Islands of the Solomon Islands Solomons geo stub Islands of the Solomon Islands da Tanambogo de Tanambogo es Tanambogo it Tanambogo sv Tanambogo ... more details
saved book title Guadalcanal Campaign subtitle cover image Marines rest in the field on Guadalcanal.jpg cover color Guadalcanal Campaign Guadalcanal Campaign Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu Tanambogo Battle of Savo Island Battle of the Tenaru Battle of the Eastern Solomons Battle of Edson s Ridge Actions along the Matanikau Battle of Cape Esperance Battle for Henderson Field Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Matanikau Offensive Koli Point action Carlson s patrol Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of Tassafaronga Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse Battle of Rennell Island Operation Ke Operation Ke Category Wikipedia books on warfare Guadalcanal Campaign ... more details
experience In the Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu Tanambogo Battle of Tulagi , the Raiders were successful in liberating the island of Tulagi , in the Solomon Islands , from Imperial Japanese Army Japanese ... raiders Awards For his extraordinary heroism in combat on Tulagi on August 10, 1942, Marine Gunner ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Gavutu is a small islet in the Central Province Solomon Islands Central Province of the Solomon Islands , some 500 metres 550 yards in length. It is one of the Nggela Islands . Image TulagiGavutuLandings.gif 400px thumb Along with the nearby island of Tanambogo , it played an important role in the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II . In 1942 the Japan ese attempted to establish a seaplane base on the island. On 7 9 August 1942, in the Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu Tanambogo , the Paramarines 1st Marine Parachute Battalion and elements of the U.S. 2nd Marine Regiment assaulted and occupied the island. Coord 9 7 00 S 160 11 20 E display title Islands of the Solomon Islands Category Islands of the Solomon Islands Solomons geo stub da Gavutu de Gavutu es Gavutu eu Gavutu it Gavutu sv Gavutu ... more details
one source date September 2010 Infobox military person name John Joseph Gilligan, Jr. birth date birth date 1923 6 17 death date death date and age 1942 8 8 1923 6 17 birth place Newark, New Jersey death place Tulagi , Solomon Islands placeofburial placeofburial label Place of burial image caption nickname allegiance United States United States of America serviceyears 1942 1942 rank Private rank Private branch United States Marine Corps unit Marine Raiders First Marine Raider Battalion battles World War II br Guadalcanal campaign awards Silver Star John Joseph Gilligan, Jr ., born June 17, 1923 at Newark, New Jersey . Marine Corps career Gilligan enlisted, in the Marine Corps Reserve January 8, 1942 and served at Parris Island, South Carolina , and Quantico, Virginia . Awarded the Silver Star Private Gilligan was mortally wounded in action while serving with the Marine Raiders First Marine Raider Battalion at Tulagi , Solomon Islands , on August 7, 1942 and died the next day. For his heroism under fire, he was posthumously awarded the Silver Star . Namesake USS Gilligan DE 508 Gilligan DE 508 was launched February 22, 1944 by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newark, New Jersey sponsored by Mrs. John J. Gilligan, the namesake s mother and commissioned May 12, 1944, Lt. Comdr. Carl E. Bull, USNR, commanding. See also Portal box World War II United States Marine Corps Biography References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs g5 gilligan.htm John Joseph Gilligan, Jr. Persondata NAME Gilligan, John Joseph, Jr. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION United States Marine DATE OF BIRTH June 17, 1923 PLACE OF BIRTH Newark, New Jersey DATE OF DEATH August 8, 1942 PLACE OF DEATH Tulagi , Solomon Islands DEFAULTSORT Gilligan, John Joseph, Jr. Category United States Marines Category Recipients of the Silver Star Category American military personnel killed in World War II Category 1923 births Category 1942 deaths Category People from Newark, New Jersey ... more details
Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Ship caption Infobox ship career Hide header Ship country Ship flag Ship name Azumasan Maru Ship owner Mitsui Bussan Kaisha 1933 ?? br Imperial Japanese Navy ?? 1942 Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder Mitsui Bussan Kaisha , Tama Ship laid down Ship launched Ship acquired Ship commissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Ship fate Sunk by Allied aircraft 1942 Ship status Shipwreck Ship notes Infobox ship characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Ship displacement 7,623 gross ton Ship length Gconvert 454 ft m ref cite web last first authorlink coauthors title Lloyd s Register 1941 42 publisher plimsollshipdata date url http plimsollshipdata.org pdffile.php?name 41b0082.pdf accessdate 9 December 2010 ref Ship beam Gconvert 60 ft m Ship draught Gconvert 37 ft m Ship draft Ship propulsion Ship speed Ship range Ship complement Ship sensors Ship EW Ship armament Ship armour Ship armor Ship aircraft Ship aircraft facilities Ship notes The Azumasan Maru was a 7,623 gross ton freighter that was built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha , Tama for Mitsui Bussan Kaisha launched in 1933. ref cite web last first authorlink coauthors title Mitsui Bussan Kaisha Mitsui Steamship Co. Ltd publisher The Ships List date url http www.theshipslist.com ships lines mitsui.htm accessdate 9 December 2010 ref She was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy and fitted out as a troop transport. She was part of the invasion fleet that landed troops during the Invasion of Tulagi May 1942 invasion of Tulagi on 3 May 1942. She was anchored at Purvis Bay, Florida Island when the Tulagi invasion fleet was attacked by aircraft of the United States Navy s aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV 5 6 , with the Azumasan Maru being damaged in the attack. ref cite web last first authorlink coauthors title Minelayer Okinoshima publisher The Combined Fleet date url http www.combinedfleet.com Oki ... more details
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Use British English date August 2011 Use dmy dates date August 2011 Infobox Prime Minister name William Sydney Marchant image order deputy term start 1939 term end 1943 predecessor Francis Noel Ashley successor Owen Cyril Noel birth date 10 December 1894 birth place death date 1 February 1953 death place party Spouse order2 term start2 term end2 predecessor2 successor2 spouse William Sydney Marchant , Order of St Michael and St George CMG , OBE , 10 December 1894 &ndash 1 February 1953, was the United Kingdom s Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands Protectorate from 1939 to 1943. ref http www.worldstatesmen.org Solomon Islands.html WorldStatesmen.org ref As commissioner, he directed the evacuation of European settlers from the Solomon Islands prior to the Japanese occupation of the islands during World War II as well as leading the organisation of coastwatchers coastwatcher units throughout the islands. ref Rentz, Marines in the Central Solomons , p. 5. ref Marchant relocated from this heaquarters at Tulagi to Malaita about two months before the Japanese Invasion of Tulagi May 1942 occupied Tulagi in May, 1942. On Malaita he helped operate a coastwatcher radio relay station in support of the Allies of World War II Allied Solomon Islands campaign until the end of his appointment in 1943. Marchant was then appointed as Chief Native Commissioner for the Kenya Colony from 1943 until 1947. Marchant died in 1953. ref Gillison, p. 516. ref References Notes Reflist Books cite book last Clemens first Martin authorlink Martin Clemens year 2004 reissue chapter title Alone on Guadalcanal A Coastwatcher s Story publisher Bluejacket Books isbn 1 59114 124 9 cite book last Feldt first Eric Augustus authorlink Eric Augustas Feldt year 1946 original text , 1991 this edition chapter title The Coastwatchers publisher Penguin Books location Victoria, Australia isbn 0140149260 cite book last Frank first Richard authorlink Richard B. Frank year 1990 title Guadalcanal The Definitiv ... more details
Multiple issues cleanup February 2009 context February 2009 notability February 2009 Marion William Dufilho , born 22 May 1916 in Opelousas, LA , graduated from the United States Naval Academy Naval Academy 2 June 1938. On 24 August 1942, while serving as a section leader in Fighting Squadron 5 in Saratoga CV 3 , Lieutenant Dufilho was killed in action in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons . He was Posthumous recognition posthumously awarded both the Navy Cross and the Distinguished Flying Cross U.S. for his hero ism and achievement in this battle, which turned back a major effort of the Japanese to reinforce Guadalcanal and Tulagi . ref http www.history.navy.mil danfs d6 dufilho.htm ref See also portal World War II References references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dufilho, Marion William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1916 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1942 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dufilho, Marion William Category 1916 births Category 1942 deaths Category Recipients of the Navy Cross Category Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross United States Category American military personnel of World War II ... more details
For other persons named Robert Williams, see Robert Williams disambiguation . Robert Williams was an officer in the United States Marine Corps during World War II . He would receive the Navy Cross for his actions during the Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu Tanambogo . His award citation reads The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Colonel Robert H. Williams MCSN 0 4469 , United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving with the FIRST Parachute Battalion, FIRST Marine Division, during the assault on enemy Japanese forces at Gavutu, Solomon Islands, on 7 August 1942. Fighting against very great odds, Lieutenant Colonel Williams and his command daringly stormed strongly entrenched enemy forces and succeeded in securing a beachhead for further operations. Although he was wounded during this forward thrust, his outstanding spirit of aggressiveness and leadership was an inspiration to his entire Battalion, reflecting great credit upon Lieutenant Colonel Williams, his command, and the United States Naval Service. Williams was born in Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin . ref http militarytimes.com citations medals awards recipient.php?recipientid 8465 ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Williams, Robert Category People from Vilas County, Wisconsin Category Recipients of the Navy Cross Category United States Marines Category American military personnel of World War II Category American military personnel from Wisconsin ... more details
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