Morotai

Lang · #1 20-06-17, 13:34

Upon leaving Hollandia all the American and Australian forces gathered on the island of Morotai which became the biggest base in the Pacific.

The Japanese occupied the top of the island and continued to fight until the end of the war. The allies just cordoned them off and basically let them starve. Here are a lot of mainly Australian photos.

The Australians left here to land on Borneo and the Americans to land in the Philippines. Morotai was still a huge base at the end of the war.

Lang · #2 20-06-17, 13:37

Further Morotai Photos1

Looks like the girls handing out the coffee are American Red Cross. Mix of Australian and American troops getting a drink.

Lang · #3 20-06-17, 13:39

Further Morotai2

Lang · #4 20-06-17, 13:41

More Morotai Photos3

Lang · #5 20-06-17, 13:43

More Morotai Photos4

The photo with the smoke shows how close the Japanese were and they were being bombed or shelled while all the boys are watching.

Darrell Zinck · #6 20-06-17, 20:02

Hi

Nice pics. Interesting to Google Maps/Earth/Streetview some of those pics today to match up features.

Quite the rig on that Matilda. The other 'dozer blades that I have seen on Shermans, Grants, Stuarts, Centaurs etc don't look like that. Field mod or was that an AEV of some sort?

Just being curious.

regards
Darrell