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Location Lat 9° 25' 0S Long 159° 55' 0E Kokumbona village is located on the north coast of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Also spelled Kakambona, Kokombono, Kokumbona or Kukumbona. Borders Iron Bottom Sound to the north, Honiara to the east and Lela to the west. Prewar A native walking trail led from Kokumbona via Vurai over the mountainous interior of the island that ended at Beaufort Bay. Wartime History During early July 1942, occupied by the Japanese. On September 27, 1942 U.S. Marines landed at this location to expand their perimeter but withdrew the same day. On January 23, 1943 Kokumbona was captured by U.S. Army soldiers supported by ground attacks by P-39 Airacobras and USMC fighter-bombers, during the advance along the north coast of Guadalcanal that resulted in the capture of Kokumbona and Poha. Floating Crane Came loose from its mooring in 1947 and was beached at this location Tanganai Church Located 1 km east of Kokumbona, Tanganai Church was built in 1991. During the construction, the remains of two Marines were discovered that were later identified as U.S. Marines from the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines Robert J. Budd and Thomas W. Phillips. On August 27, 1942 both were killed after they landed behind enemy lines on a patrol led by Maxwell and were both killed. Afterwards, the Budd family donated a memorial plaque to the church. Thanks to Tom Mcleod, Doug Drumheller, John Innes and Peter Flahavin for additional information. Bruno Nana Memorial Area A series of American and Japanese memorials are located at this roadside village area. Two are in Japanese, a third in English. There are four memorials: Cross Memorial, Japanese Memorial, Black Japanese Memorial and Small Japanese memorial. Type 92 I-Ke Prime Mover Abandoned at Kokumbona behind the memorial. Contribute
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