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 8th PRS 1943  U.S.Army Sept 18, 1943 |
Location Lat 6° 44' 0" S Long 147° 0' 34" E Mount Lunaman (Mt. Lunaman) has an elevation of 315' / 96m in Lae. This high ground was used as a lookout point. To the west is Lae Airfield. To the northeast is Chinatown. To the south is Voco Point and beyond Huon Gulf. Prewar and during World War II located in the Territory of New Guinea. Today located in Lae Urban LLG, Lae District of Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea. Wartime History During the Japanese occupation of Lae, used as a lookout point. The Japanese dug tunnels into the hillside and built an underground hospital inside the hill. In late September 1943, after the Australian Army liberated the area, the tunnel entrances were sealed with explosives. Also known as "Hospital Hill" or "Fortress Hill". Today This feature is also known to locals as Lo' Wamung meaning "first hill" with a radio tower and navigation lights on the summit. The Butiban Road is located to the south. The Lae Pistol Club has a range at the southeast edge of Mount Lunaman. The Lae International Hotel is located at the northwest edge. To the southwest is the Sir Ignatius Kilage Sports Stadium and beyond the Lae Yacht Club. Richard Leahy adds: "I have heard that some brave souls have penetrated some of the tunnels and found very little. Mt. Lunaman consists of gravel, not rock and is unstable. Thus nobody has been game enough to go in too far." References Thanks to Richard Leahy for additional information Contribute
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