Raid on Koiari
The Raid on Koiari was a battle that occurred between 28 and 29 November 1943 in the Pacific theater of World War II between American and Japanese forces. Part of the Bougainville campaign, the raid involved a landing by a battalion-sized force of United States Marines to harass Imperial Japanese Army troops on Bougainville Island. The raid was a failure for the Americans as they were attacked by a larger-than-expected Japanese force and as a result the Marines were withdrawn from the beachhead without having achieved any of their objectives.
| Koiari Raid | |||||||
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| Part of the Bougainville Campaign in the Pacific Theater (World War II) | |||||||
Marines from the 1st Parachute Battalion on the beach at Koiari 29 November 1943 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Japan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Roy Geiger Richard Fagan |
Masatane Kanda Shun Iwasa | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 614 | est. 1,200 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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15 dead 99 wounded 7 missing | est. 145–291 killed | ||||||
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