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Battle of New Georgia

Battle of New Georgia
Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II
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Men of the United States 25th Infantry Division push through the jungle along the Zieta Trail on 12 August 1943
Date 20 June – 7 October 1943
Location New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
 United States
 New Zealand
 Australia
British Solomon Islands
 Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders

U.S. Navy:
United States William F. Halsey
United States R. Kelly Turner
United States Theod. S. Wilkinson
United States Fred. Moosbrugger
United States A. Stanton Merrill
United States Walden L. Ainsworth
United States Thomas J. Ryan
U.S. Marines:
United States Harry B. Liversedge
U.S. Army:
United States Oscar W. Griswold
United States Millard F. Harmon
United States John H. Hester
United States Robert B. McClure

N.Z. Army:
New Zealand H. E. Barrowclough

I.J. Navy:
Empire of Japan Jinichi Kusaka
Empire of Japan Teruo Akiyama 
Empire of Japan Shunji Izaki 
Empire of Japan Kaju Sugiura
Empire of Japan Matsuji Ijuin
I.J. Army:
Empire of Japan Hitoshi Imamura

Empire of Japan Minoru Sasaki
Strength
32,000 10,500
Casualties and losses
1,195 killed,
93 aircraft destroyed
1,671 killed,
358 aircraft destroyed

U.S. Navy:
United States William F. Halsey
United States R. Kelly Turner
United States Theod. S. Wilkinson
United States Fred. Moosbrugger
United States A. Stanton Merrill
United States Walden L. Ainsworth
United States Thomas J. Ryan
U.S. Marines:
United States Harry B. Liversedge
U.S. Army:
United States Oscar W. Griswold
United States Millard F. Harmon
United States John H. Hester
United States Robert B. McClure


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