Gona, Papua New Guinea

Gona is a coastal village in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.

History

Gona was the site of an Anglican church and mission.

During World War II, Imperial Japanese troops invaded on 21–27 July 1942 and established it as a base. Three missionaries were captured at Gona; Father James Benson, May Hayman and Mavis Parkins. The two women and a six-year-old boy were beheaded on the beach. Father Benson was taken prisoner and sent to Rabaul[1][2] where he remained until the end of the war in 1945.

The Ayatosan Maru was sunk by United States Army Air Forces and Royal Australian Air Force bombers in shallow water off Gona on 21 July 1942. It later became known as the Gona wreck.[3]

Gona was recaptured by the Australian Army during the battle of Buna-Gona on 9 December 1942.[4]

See also

References

  • William Manchester, American Caesar, 1978, Little Brown Company, 793 pages, ISBN 0-316-54498-1
  1. ^ Ramsey, Alan (13 August 2005). "Last words from God's soldiers". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Prisoner's Base and Home Again". Pacific Wrecks. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. ^ Milner, Samuel (1957). Victory in Paupa. United States Army In World War II. Washington, DC: Center Of Military History, United States Army. p. 62. LCCN 56060004.
  4. ^ McCarthy, Dudley (1959). South – West Pacific Area – First Year: Kokoda to Wau. Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 1 – Army. Vol. 5 (1st ed.). Canberra: Australian War Memorial. p. 442. OCLC 3134247.

8°36′S 148°16′E / 8.600°S 148.267°E / -8.600; 148.267


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