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D
Men
of Appleton's Company D fought the Japanese in New Guinea.
They flew from Port Moresby over the Owen Stanley Mountains
to Buna in December 1942. The men supported advancing American
and Australian troops by attacking the enemy with machine
gun fire and mortar explosions. Company D helped push Japanese
soldiers out of Buna by the end of January 1943.
Map
of Buna Area
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Men
of Company D pose at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana, fall 1940
Courtesy of Dick DeCoster
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The
US government called up Company D on October 15, 1940. The Company
formed part of the Wisconsin National Guard, 32nd Division. Company
D saw action in:
- Buna,
New Guinea, (December 1942 to January 1943)
-
Aitape, New Guinea, (April 1944)
-
Leyte and Luzon, Philippines, (November 1944 to August 1945)
- Occupied
Kyushu, Japan, (September 1945)
The
Army discharged Company D and the 32nd Division on February 28,
1946.
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