41st Division


Soldiers of the 2/186, 41st Infantry Division ride an Amtrac in Hollandia. New Guinea. Hollandia, is a town on the northern coast of New Guinea on Humboldt Bay. During World War II Hollandia was a major Japanese air base, and was taken by a brilliantly executed American amphibious operation 22 April 1944. The success of the operation had much to do with securing New Guinea and was a major step toward the eventual invasion of the Philippines.

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