Operations Reckless and Persecution

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April 22, 1944. LVTs (Landing Vehicles Tracked) in the foreground head for the invasion beaches at Humboldt Bay, Netherlands New Guinea, as the cruisers USS Boise (firing tracer shells, right center) and USS Phoenix bombard the shore. (Photographer: Tech 4 Henry C. Manger.)

Western New Guinea campaign Reckless & Persecution – Wakde – Lone Tree Hill – Morotai – Biak – Noemfoor – Driniumor – Sansapor – Aitape-Wewak

Operation Reckless and Operation Persecution, April 21-April 27, 1944, also known as the invasion of Hollandia, the Hollandia landings and the Battle of Hollandia, were Allied amphibious landings which commenced the Western New Guinea campaign.

The U.S. 24th and the 41st Infantry Divisions, under Lt.Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger landed at Tanahmerah and Humboldt bays near Hollandia in Dutch New Guinea (later known as Jayapura, Indonesia). The 163rd Regimental Combat Team (detached from the 41st) simultaneously landed at Aitape, in the Australian Territory of New Guinea (later Papua New Guinea) about 140 miles (225 km) east of Hollandia.

[edit] References

• Smith, Robert Ross (1953). The Approach to the Philippines. United States Army in World War II. U.S. Army Center of Military History. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
• Lt. Gen. Kane Yoshihara, IJA (translation by Doris Heath). The defence of Hollandia and the withdrawal from Hollandia. Southern Cross. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.

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