Wakde
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Wakde is an island of Indonesia, part of the province of Papua, between the districts of Pantai Timur and Tor Atas.
Occupied by Japanese forces in April of 1942, Wakde served as an airbase. United States forces landed in May of 1944 and used the airfield.
In September of 2005, the remains of Japanese soldiers and Papuans were found in a cave on the uninhabited island.
The island is located at Lat 1° 55' 60S Long 139° 1' 0E, two miles off the northern coast of Papua, near the Tor River.
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