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| Location Lat 8° 29' 58S Long 157° 43' 33E Tetemara village is located on Tetemara Point on the southeastern tip of New Georgia Island in the New Georgia Islands (New Georgia Group) in the central Solomon Islands. Borders Viru Harbor to the north and east and beyond Tombe on the opposite shore. To the north is the Mango River and beyond the Tita River. Prewar and during the Pacific War part of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate (BSIP). Today located in Western Province in the Solomon Islands. Wartime History During the middle of 1943, occupied by the Japanese Army 1st Battalion, 229th Infantry Regiment. The Japanese emplaced a 76mm gun, four 80mm guns plus eight other guns were emplaced at Tetemara Point to defend the approaches to Viru Harbor. Battle of Viru Harbor On July 1, 1943 the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) 4th Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Raider Regiment Company P and Company O attacked from high ground and reached the edge of the village by 1:05pm. While the fighting was still in progress, U.S. landing craft to to resupply the Marines. As the Japanese realized they were trapped, they attempted to break out and were cut down with 48 Japanese dead in and captured the 76mm gun, four 80mm and eight other guns. The Japanese garrison was defeated with 61 killed and estimated 100 wounded. Roughly 170 Japanese managed to withdraw into the jungle and fled westward where they would join the Japanese garrison at Munda. The Marines lost 13 killed and 15 wounded from the force of 375 Marines. References History of the U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II - Chapter 2 pages 67, 71-72 Contribute
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