Lat
7° 45' 0S Long 156° 40' 0E
History
Island located to the south-east of New Georgia
The handfull of Japanese there were quickly
mopped
up. Due to its rapid captured, the island was spared excessive
damage to its jungles and palm groves. For servicemen stationed there,
it
was very
different than their previous strip at Munda.
Vuro & Koeruko
Located on the southern tip of the island, at Oleana
Bay. Liberated by the US Army 103rd Infantry, as part of the "Eastern
Landing Force" of the New Georgia campaign.