Throughout February, the 312th air echelon was completing training at Port Moresby. The ground echelon kept busy at Gusap by trying to win the drainage battles and building roads and showers at the base. Once the rainy season ended, the Group succeeded in its drainage projects, constructed buildings and sidewalks, and remodeled the quarters. The [...]
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The Jinx of the 389th
Posted in The 312th Bomb Group, tagged 1944, 312th bomb group, 389th squadron, A-20, gusap, WWII on January 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Gusap and the Arrival of the Havoc
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 1944, 312th bomb group, A-20, alexishafen, gusap, mornington island, WWII on December 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On December 28, 1943, the 312th ground echelon made its way to Gusap to rejoin the rest of the Group. They arrived at the beginning of the rainy season when razor-sharp kunai grass grew up to ten feet tall, insects, rats and snakes roamed freely, and the soil turned into thick mud with all the [...]
The 312th in Australia and Beyond
Posted in The 312th Bomb Group, tagged 1943, 312th bomb group, australia, durand airdrome, gusap, new guinea, P-40, s.s. nieuw amsterdam, WWII on December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For nearly three weeks, the 312th called the S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam home. This ship was originally a Holland-America luxury liner that carried 800 passengers from Southampton to New York in six days. When Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, the Nieuw Amsterdam was sent to Nova Scotia and turned into a troop ship. The S.S. [...]
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