Location
Located to the east of Samarai Island and Milne Bay.

Namoai Bay
Located at the eastern side of Sariba Island. Used by US Navy VP-52 (VPB-52) PBY Catalina operations supported by the USS Half Moon (AVP-26) tender during October - December 1943.

Jenkins Bay
During August 1943, US Navy, 84th SeaBee Battalion was assigned the task of building a small seaplane operating base in Jenkins Bay, on the north coast of Sariba Island, consisting of a camp for 130 men, a small boat pier, communications building, offices, and general storehouses."

Maxine Nadile adds:
"I come from Sariba Island. My village is called Sawasawaga. They set up camp at our site and constructed a mess, bathroom facilities as well as a dam. The concrete floor for the mess still remains and there's a pontoon buried in the sea in front of the village. They also left engraved in the cement for the dam, the following: U.S. Navy 1943, 84 By BA C.B. My grandfather often speaks of the Americans."

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009