What the records say
- When
- 8 Nov 1943 – 9 Nov 1943
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 6.24° S, 155.38° E
- Description
- 1943 battle
- War
- World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle for Piva Trail
The Battle for Piva Trail was a battle between United States Marine Corps and Imperial Japanese Army forces on Bougainville Island. The battle took place on 8–9 November 1943 during the Bougainville campaign of the Pacific War in the days following the US landings at Cape Torokina earlier in the month.
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