Fortress Rabaul (74 page)

28th Bomb Squadron,
217
,
218
,
244

30th Bomb Squadron,
149
,
215
,
236
,
243
,
244

40th Reconnaissance Squadron,
110
,
115
,
134
,
149
,
161
,
169
,
212

93rd Bomb Squadron,
152
,
185
,
215
,
216
,
237

435th Bomb Squadron,
212
,
235
,
247
,
250

22nd Bomb Group (Medium),
112
,
131
,
134
,
135
,
156
,
182
,
292

19th Bomb Squadron,
134
,
139

33rd Bomb Squadron,
139
,
144
,
145
,
157

408th Bomb Squadron,
183

27th Bomb Group (Light),
131

35th Fighter Group,
208

38th Bomb Group,
254
,
292
,
306

405th Bomb Squadron,
308

43rd Bomb Group (Heavy),
131
,
240
,
244
,
245
,
250
,
251
,
270
,
274
,
275
,
281
,
286
,
293
,
295
,
297
,
305
,
310

63rd Bomb Squadron,
272
,
279
,
280
,
296
,
298
,
304
,
305
,
308
,
313

64th Bomb Squadron,
280
,
281

65th Bomb Squadron,
297
,
305
,
310

403rd Bomb Squadron,
281
,
306

49th Fighter Group,
234

90th Bomb Group (Heavy),
250
,
267
,
269
,
271
,
274
,
275
,
278
,
284
,
292
,
295
,
304

319th Bomb Squadron,
268
,
281
,
282
,
284

320th Bomb Squadron,
268

321st Bomb Squadron,
304

400th Bomb Squadron,
268
–270

Fourth Air Force,
202
,
266

Seventh Air Force,
267

VII Bomber Command,
267

U.S. Marine Corps,
212
,
323

1st Raider Battalion,
238

VMF-214:
324

VMF-221:
324

U.S. Navy,
69
,
73
,
102
,
107
,
111
,
114
,
163
,
255
,
258
,
259
,
299

14th Reconnaissance Squadron,
73
,
96
,
97
,
102
,
105
,
108

Fighting Squadron 3:
76
,
78
,
93

1st Division,
75
,
83

2nd Division,
81
,
82

3rd Division,
81
,
84
,
85

Fleet Radio Unit,
329

Pacific Fleet,
19
,
115
,
155
,
156
,
175
,
189
,
263
,
323

Pacific Fleet Headquarters,
156
,
323

Scouting Squadron 2:
90

Task Force 8:
69

Task Force 11:
68
–75,
81
,
91
,
96
,
113
,
156

Task Force 17:
113
,
156
,
159
,
162
,
163
,
165
,
169

U.S. Fleet,
69

Australian

ANZAC Command (Australian-New Zealand Army Corps),
69
,
70
,
159

Australian Army,
10

23rd Brigade, 8th Division, 2nd Australian Imperial Force,
13

Gull Force,
13

2/21st Infantry Battalion,
13

Lark Force,
1
–3,
13
,
14
,
29
,
34
,
39
,
41
,
44
,
45
–48,
50
,
61
,
66
,
112
,
138
,
148
,
173
,
177
,
184
,
185
,
239

2/10 Field Ambulance,
42

2/22nd Infantry Battalion,
13
,
30
,
46
,
47
,
52

17th Antitank Battery,
34
,
138

Sparrow Force,
13

2/40th Infantry Battalion,
13

30th Infantry Brigade,
119

New Guinea Volunteer Rifles,
112
,
127
,
225

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF),
2
,
10
,
13
–18,
20
,
25
,
29
,
30
,
34
,
35
,
41
,
43
,
44
,
54
,
55
,
57
,
60
–62,
63
,
69
,
97
,
100
,
104
–106,
111
,
112
,
120
,
123
,
126
,
128
,
135
,
137
,
157
,
158
,
199
,
202
,
216
,
226
,
229
,
236
,
237
,
245
,
246
,
248
,
261
,
301
,
305
,
313
,
326

3 Squadron,
122

6 Squadron,
25

8 Squadron,
326

9 Squadron,
326

11 Squadron,
97
,
136
,
305

20 Squadron,
36
,
43
,
97
,
101
,
246

24 Squadron,
12
–21,
30
,
34
,
36
,
38
,
39
,
41
,
42
,
44
,
48
,
61
,
77
,
122

30 Squadron,
301
,
305
,
313

32 Squadron,
60
,
70
,
106
,
113
,
126

75 Squadron,
122
,
126
–128,
131
,
137
,
138
,
148
,
150
,
152
,
153
,
181
,
232
,
262

100 Squadron,
305

Royal Australian Artillery,
1
,
47
,
334

Royal Australian Engineers,
50

Royal Australian Navy,
8
,
13
,
69
,
227

British

Royal Air Force,
15
,
17
,
101
,
111

Japanese

Imperial Army

51st Division,
289
,
302

Okabe Detachment,
289

55th Division,
56
,
68

Eighteenth Army,
265
,
277
,
302
,
303

Eighth Area Army,
265

Fourteenth Army,
104

Seventeenth Army,
173
,
193
,
238
,
265
,
277

South Seas Force,
20
,
21
,
25
,
26
,
45
,
48
,
57
,
58
,
63
,
112
,
114
,
173
,
196

144th Infantry Regiment,
53
,
154

1st Infantry Battalion,
48

3rd Infantry Battalion,
48
,
147
,
247

8th Infantry Company,
50

9th Infantry Company,
147

31st Field Road Construction Unit,
64

47th Field Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion,
65

55th Mountain Artillery Battalion,
154

55th Transportation Company,
57

Southern Army,
20

Imperial Army Aviation

11th Flying Regiment,
280

Imperial Navy,
1

Combined Fleet,
12
,
19
,
68
,
119
,
172
,
174
,
189
–191,
211
,
237
,
238
,
258
,
260
,
263
,
265
,
275
,
302
,
303
,
316
,
322
,
325
,
329
,
331
,
333

1st Carrier Division,
26

4th Construction Detachment,
58

5th Carrier Division,
26
,
155

6th Cruiser Division,
160

8th Base Force,
138
,
177
,
211
,
226
,
331

7th Establishment Unit,
61
,
138

10th Establishment Unit,
138

11th Establishment Unit,
211

13th Establishment Unit,
211

81st Naval Garrison Unit,
159
,
178
,
226
,
230
–232,
24

11th Seaplane Tender Division,
329

18th Construction Battalion,
334

Cruiser Division 18:
196

Eighth Fleet,
192
,
238
,
258
,
260
,
316

Fourth Fleet,
21
,
64
,
170
,
172
,
192

Kure 3rd Special Naval Landing Force,
154
,
228

Maizaru 2nd Special Naval Landing Force,
56
,
64
,
112

Rabaul Area Force,
64