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On Tues. 10 Aug 1943 Operational control of the US Northern Landing Gro.....

1943-08-10

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Operational control of the US Northern Landing Group on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands was passed to the US Army 25th Division, while the US lst Marine Raider Regiment was detached from the Northern Landing Group to join other Marine Corps units at Enogai.

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