Always Ready

The initial follow-up to secure Momote airdrome included the investment of the western shore of Seeadler Harbor, where Japanese command had expected the initial attack. A still disorganized Japanese command provided the opportunity for Brewer Task Force to secure the plantation on western Los Negros before moving on to Maaus …

1944-03-08

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The initial follow-up to secure Momote airdrome included the investment of the western shore of Seeadler Harbor, where Japanese command had expected the initial attack. A still disorganized Japanese command provided the opportunity for Brewer Task Force to secure the plantation on western Los Negros before moving on to Maaus Island. To that end, 2nd Squadron of the 12th Cavalry Regiment (whose motto was Semper Paratus, or "Always Ready") was sent across the mile of open harbor using every available watercraft, from the handful of LCPs to DUKWs to makeshift rafts. The 2nd Squadron did not begin its movement until the afternoon of 7 March,. and by evening only G Troop had landed near the objective.

Los Negros Island, New Guinea

The Admiralty Islands Campaign (Operation Brewer) was a series of battles in the New Guinea campaign of World War II in which the United States Army's 1st Cavalry Division took the Japanese-held Admiralty Islands. Acting on reports from airmen that there were no signs of enemy activity and the islands might have been evacuated, General Douglas MacArthur accelerated his timetable for capturing the Admiralties and ordered an immediate reconnaissance in force. The campaign began on 29 February 1944 when a force landed on Los Negros, the third-largest island in the group. By using a small, isolated beach where the Japanese had not anticipated an assault, the force achieved tactical surprise, but the islands proved to be far from unoccupied. A furious battle over the islands ensued.

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