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| Keywords: Solomon campaign, 1942-1944.png en Allies movements in Solomon-New Guinea areas 1942-1944 Anchor stands for forces under South Pacific Area or SOPAC led by Admiral Ghormley and later Admiral Halsey; while the smoking pipe stands for General MacArthur's army SOPAC involved campaigns are listed as follow A Guadalcanal Campaign B New Georgia Campaign C Bougainville Campaign and MacArthur's 1 Kokoda Track Campaign 2 Battle of Buna “Gona Buna 3 Salamaua “Lae campaign C Bougainville Campaign 4 New Britain campaign and 5 Admiralty Islands campaign Rabaul is green squared with a red X upon which was bypassed and neutralized Not long after Bougainville Campaign took place the Central Pacific Fleet led by Admiral Spruance invaded Makin and Tarawa which opened up the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign Spruance then landed at Saipan almost one month after MacArthur captured Admiralty Islands Background map File Map_of_Solomons_area_in_1942 png origin from http //www ibiblio org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Guadalcanal/maps/USA-P-Guadalcanal-III jpg www ibiblio org Derivative version User Oneam PD-USGov Solomon Islands Campaign maps Kokoda Track campaign | ||||
