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Battle of Goodenough Island order of battle

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A group of soldiers in slouch hats pose with a Japanese flag. — Australian soldiers with a Japanese flag captured during the fighting at Goodenough Island

The Battle of Goodenough Island (24 – 27 October 1942) took place in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) during World War II.

Allied Forces[edit]

Ground Forces[edit]

2/12th Battalion^[1]
2/5th Field Ambulance
No. 2 Anti-aircraft Platoon
Detachment J, Section Signals, 7th Division
Transport Platoon
Detachment Mortars
Detachment Australian Army Service Corps
Captain Burkholder (United States Army Service of Supply, New Guinea)
Lieutenant Humphrey (8th Fighter Group, United States Army Air Forces)

Naval Forces[edit]

HMAS Arunta in July 1943

Task Force 44 (Covering Force)
- Cruiser
  - USS Phoenix (flagship)
- Destroyers
Transport Force
- HMAS Arunta
- HMAS Stuart
- Ketch Matona
- Ketch McLaren King
- Ketch Tierno
- 3 captured Japanese barges
- 2 power driven whale boats

Japanese Forces[edit]

5th Sasebo Special Naval Landing Force
detachment 14th Pioneer Unit
detachment 15th Pioneer Unit

Notes[edit]

^ "2/12th Battalion war diary". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 19 December 2011.

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