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| Location Lat 8° 29' 59S Long 157° 44' 5E Tombe village is located on the southeastern tip of New Georgia Island in the New Georgia Islands (New Georgia Group) in the central Solomon Islands. Borders Viru Harbor and Tetemara to the west. 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. During late June 1943, they setup rear guard defensive positions to the east and fought rear guard actions as U.S. Marines advanced from Regi. Battle of Viru Harbor On July 1, 1943 at 9:00am Marine Raiders from two platoons from Company P assaulted Tombe. They surprised the small Japanese garrison quickly occupied the village counting 13 dead and scattering the remainder without any loss but the sounds of battle alerted the larger garrison at Tetemara. References History of the U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II - Chapter 2 pages 67, 70, 71, 72 Contribute
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