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Location Wartime History On October 30, 1943, U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Krulak, the 2d Battalion commander attacked Sangigai and captured the village unopposed. Defenders fled inland, then launched a banzai attack that was repulsed. There, the installation and a barge were destroyed. Captured documents included a chart pin pointing mine fields off Bougainville. The company then linked up with landing craft and made it back to base that evening. The cost of the victory was 6 dead, 1 missing, and 12 wounded, including Krulak, who suffered wounds in his face and arm from fragments. A flying boat evacuated the severest casualties and picked up the invaluable mine charts. 72 Japanese were killed. Coastwatcher Station Del Located on Mount Alikona, near the southern coast of the island, inland from Sangigai. Coastwatcher Station Del References Contribute Information Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated November 22, 2025 |
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