- Rambutyo Island
Rambutyo Island is one of the
Admiralty Islands in theBismarck Archipelago , located at coord|2|17|S|147|49|E. Politically, Rambutyo Island is part ofManus Province ,Papua New Guinea .During
World War II , the island was occupied by a small contingent ofJapan ese soldiers. On3 April 1944 , Allied forces led by the U.S. 12th Cavalry Regiment landed on Rambutyo. By23 April , the forces were withdrawn for mop-up by the native police force.
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