US South Pacific

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Related Types	Postings Post
Area Command	US South Pacific

Operated By Country	United States
Unit Type	Area Command
Include Place	Cook Islands \| Ellice Islands \| Fiji \| Marquesas \| New Caledonia \| New Hebrides \| New Zealand \| Phoenix Islands \| Samoan Islands \| Society Islands \| Tokelau Islands \| Tonga \| Tuamotus \| Tubuai Islands
Commanded By Unit	US Pacific Ocean
Command Unit	USA Army Forces South Pacific Area
Command Facility	US Airfield Barakoma, Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands US Airfield Russell Island, Solomon Islands US Airfield Torokina Bougainville US Airfield Espiritu Santo Island, New Hebrides US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal US Airfield Naval Base Seaplane Base Noumea New Caledonia US Airfield Naval Base Efate, New Hebrides US Naval Base Tongatapu, Tonga US Garrison Samoan Islands US Naval Fueling Station Bora Bora, Society Islands US Airfield Naval Fueling Station Canton Island, Phoenix Islands US Airfield Naval Fueling Station Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji US Airfield Naval Fueling Station Nandi, Viti Levu, Fiji
Direct Operation	1942 Aug 07 United States Landing Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Tulagi, Solomon Islands 1943 Feb 21 United States Landing Russell Island, Solomon Islands 1943 Jun 30 United States Landing Operation Toenails New Georgia, Solomon Islands 1943 Aug 15 United States Landing Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands 1943 Oct 27 United States Landing Treasury Island, Solomon Islands 1943 Nov 01 United States Landing Torokina Empress Augusta Bay Bougainville
Cover Theatre Of War	Pacific Theatre
Established By Service	Combined
Posting Year	0.5yr
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Posting Year	0.5yr
Posting Duration Year	0.5yr
Postings	2

	Details
	From equator to south pole, east of W110deg, west of E160 or E165

Units
	Operated By Country
	United States

Postings
1) Posted To By Posting	2) 1: End	3) 1: Post Person	4) 3: Primary Image	5) 1: Duration Year	6) 1: Age Of Person	7) 1:Rank
1942 04 17 Ghormley Robert L	1942 Oct 18	Ghormley Robert L		0.5yr	59.29yr	Vice Admiral
1942 10 18 Halsey William F		Halsey William F			60.79yr	Vice Admiral

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