Word: wewak
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Dates: during 1953-1953
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...Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea. Since the Japs had conveniently parked 340 planes, wingtip to wingtip, to be destroyed days before, mainly by General Kenney's Fifth Air Force, there was no air resistance. Bare of fighting forces, since the local Japanese commander expected to be attacked at Wewak, Hollandia proved to be a giveaway. Counterattacking Jap forces at Aitape were slaughtered, and MacArthur pushed west to Wakde and Biak...