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Location Lat 1° 58' 36S Long 138° 59' 30E Toem is located on the north coast of western New Guinea. Borders Maffin Bay. To the southeast is the Tementoe River. To the north is Wakde Island. To the northwest is Arare. Also known as "Tum". 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 During late April 1944, many of the Japanese from Hollandia fled west toward the Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area, where the Japanese Army 36th Division was dug in with 11,000 troops. Toem was occupied by elements of the Japanese Army 223rd Infantry Regiment "Yoshino Force" and 224th Infantry Regiment under the command of Lieutenant General Hachiro Tagami defending Lone Tree Hill near Maffin village overlooking Maffin Bay. During June 1944, U.S. Army 6th Infantry Division arrived at Toem to relieve the 158th Regimental Combat Team (158th RCT) and entered combat on June 20, 1944. In late January 1945 and early February 1945 U.S. Army 368th Infantry Regiment (368th IR) moves to Toem to perform security, remove supplies and disinterring bodies from the American cemetery. The attached Battery C of the 584th Field Artillery harassed the enemy in the area. On several occasions the enemy infiltrated camp areas but no casualties were suffered. References A Brief History of the 6th Infantry Division - D. The Battle for Lone Tree Hill, Maffin Bay, New Guinea Contribute
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