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| Location Maffin Bay borders Maffin village (Maffin No. 1) on the north coast of New Guinea. Prewar and during World War II, located in Dutch New Guinea (DNG) in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI). Today located in Sarmi Regency of Papua Province in Indonesia. Wartime History Occupied by the Japanese occupation of Dutch New Guinea. Targeted by Allied planes between April 1944 to August 1944. American missions against Maffin and Maffin Bay April 29, 1944–August 16, 1944 By the middle of July 1944, after the area was occupied by the U.S. Army, Maffin Bay was developed into an Allied anchorage and staging area. Between July 18, 1944 until August 31, 1944 each day an average of 2,500 tons of supplies were unloaded at Maffin Bay. The whole or parts of five different tank forces were staged from Maffin Bay bound for Biak, Noemfoor, the Vogelkop Peninsula, and the Philippines. References U.S. Army in World War II - The Approach to the Philippines - Chapter X Lone Tree Hill: The Initial Attacks pages 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240-241 (map), 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 252, 256, 259, 261 U.S. Army in World War II - The Approach to the Philippines - Chapter XI Lone Tree Hill and Beyond pages 264, 267, 272, 274, 276, 277, 278, 279, A Brief History of the 6th Infantry Division - D. The Battle for Lone Tree Hill, Maffin Bay, New Guinea Contribute
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