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Location
Lat
4° 16' 0S Long 144° 58' 0E Bogia is located on the north coast of New Guinea. Borders Bogia Harbor. To the northwest is Hansa
Bay. Offshore is Kolakola Island. Today located in Madang
Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Wartime History
During 1943 occupied by the Japanese Army and used as an outpost
area between the larger bases of Hansa Bay and Madang. As Australian troops advanced from the south, the Japanese withdrew from the area during May 1944.
Allied
missions against Bogia
March 27, 1943–May 2, 1944
Bogia District
Administrative Headquarters
Outside, there is an anti-aircraft gun and anchor on display. They
were brought to Bogia
in
1975 for
PNG independence for display at the district headquarters for this
area of Madang Province.
Type
88 75mm Anti-Aircraft
Recovered from
the Awar area, no serial number is visible.
Type
88 75mm Anti-Aircraft Serial
Number 2582
Recovered from
the Awar area
P-70A Havoc 42-33143
Pilot
2nd Lt. Robert M. Forrestal crashed
April 2, 1944, 1 recovered, 1 missing
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Last Updated
June 15, 2019
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