Battle of Viru Harbor

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Viru Harbor


caption= US Navy landing craft unload troops at Viru shortly after the harbor was secured by Marine Raiders on July 1, 1943
partof=the Pacific Theater of World War II
date=June 28, 1943 – July 1, 1943
place=New Georgia, Solomon Islands
result=US victory
combatant1=flagicon|USA|1912 United States
combatant2=flagicon|Japan|alt Empire of Japan
commander1=flagicon|USA|1912 Michael S. Currin
commander2=flagicon|Japan|alt Minoru Sasaki
Genjiro Hirata
Saburo Okamura
Hara
strength1=500
strength2=245 [Rentz, p. 24 and 37.]
casualties1=13 killed [Melson, p. 6.]
casualties2=61 killed [Melson, p. 6.] |The Battle of Viru Harbor was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II that took place on New Georgia island during the New Georgia Campaign from June 28, 1943–July 1, 1943. In the battle, a battalion of US Marine Raiders landed at a remote location, marched overland, and attacked a force of Imperial Japanese Navy and Army troops that were guarding Viru Harbor. The Marines drove the Japanese out of Viru, which was then occupied by additional US Army soldiers and US Navy personnel and ships.

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