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Location Wartime History On May 10, 1942 the first U. S. Navy (USN) convoy and personnel landed at Nukualofa on Tongatapu. The 1st Construction Battalion (Seabees) built Tongatabu Airfield and main wharf. At its height, there were 10,000 Americans on the island plus 700 of the Tongan Defense Force. The 1st Marine Division briefly staged through Tonga on their way to Guadalcanal. As the war moved forward, the American presence rapidly withdrew. By July 1944 there were only 31 Americans stationed on Tonga. American units based on Tongatapu Nukualofa (Nuku'alofa) Tongatabu Airfield (Tonga Tabu) References Contribute
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