Arundel (Kahingo)

Western Province | Solomon Islands

MapLat 8° 13' 0S Long 157° 9' 0E  Island to the north of New Georgia.

Attacked by American forces on August 27, 1943. Japanese lost 345 killed and 500 wounded during the fighting on this island. General Sasaki withdrew from Arundel and Gizo on September 20-21, 1943.

Click For EnlargementStima Lagoon
Crystal clear water in Stima Lagoon, inside Arundel Island. This idyllic setting is only a stone's throw from where the Japanese in entrenched positions attacked US Army 27th Infantry supported by USMC tanks in the middle of September, 1943.

M3A1 Stuart
Disabled September 17, 1943

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