Battle of Wickham Anchorage

Battle of Wickham Anchorage
Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II

A 105mm gun crew from the U.S. Army's 152nd Field Artillery Battalion supports the assault on Wickham Anchorage on or around 1 July 1943.
Date30 June-3 July 1943
LocationVangunu, Solomon Islands
Result U.S. victory
Belligerents
 United States  Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Richmond K. Turner
John H. Hester
Lester E. Brown
James R. Clark
Minoru Sasaki
Genjiro Hirata
Strength
1,000[1] 100-200[1]
Casualties and losses
20-30 killed[1] 100 killed[1]

The Battle of Wickham Anchorage took place during the New Georgia Campaign in the Solomon Islands during the Pacific War from 30 June -3 July 1943. In the battle, a force of United States Marine Corps Raiders and United States Army soldiers landed by ship in Wickham Anchorage on Vangunu Island and attacked a garrison of Imperial Japanese Navy and Army troops. The purpose of the attack by the U.S. was to secure the lines of communication and supply between Allied forces involved in the New Georgia Campaign and Allied bases in the southern Solomons. The U.S. forces were successful in driving the Japanese garrison from the area and securing the anchorage.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Miller, p. 83.

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