Vella Lavella - Wikipedia
WEBVella Lavella is a volcanic island, surrounded in some places by a coral reef. The island contains volcanic cones and one thermal spring. The highest elevation is Mount Tambisala at 790 metres (2,590 ft).
Battle of Vella Lavella (land) - Wikipedia
WEBVella Lavella, an island located in the Solomon Islands, had been occupied by Japanese forces early during the war in the Pacific. Following the Battle of Munda Point, the Allies recaptured the island in late 1943, following a decision to bypass a large concentration of Japanese troops on the island of Kolombangara.
Battle of Vella Lavella : The Last Japanese Victory : 6–7 October …
WEBOn the night of 6-7 October 1943, a force of three U.S. destroyers attacked nine Japanese destroyers northwest of the island of Vella Lavella in the central Solomons.
Vella Lavella - Place - Solomon Islands Encyclopaedia, 1893-1978
WEBVella Lavella Island is forty-two kilometres long and nineteen wide. It is mountainous, with its main peak 808 metres high. It is the most northwestern of the New Georgia Islands, and lies north of Gizo and Ranongga.
The Fight for Bougainville - Warfare History Network
WEBThe island of Vella Lavella was captured by 25th Infantry Division troops and soldiers of the 3rd New Zealand Division on September 3, and 10,000 Japanese troops were cut off and bypassed on Kolombangara.
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Vella Lavella
WEBVella Lavella (156.66E 7.75S) is the northwesternmost island of the New Georgia group. It is 26 miles (42 km) long and 12 miles (19 km) wide. Mountainous (peak elevation 2651' or 808 meters) and covered in jungle, with no good harbor, it is separated from Kolombangara by Vella Gulf.
The Battle for Vella Lavella - Army University Press
WEBThe Battle for Vella Lavella: The Allied Recapture of Solomon Islands Territory August 15-September 9, 1943 lays that myth bare. Through exhaustive research, Reg Newell brings to life the...
Operation Blissful - National Archives
WEBApr 4, 2023 · On November 2, 1943, Navy Lt. John F. Kennedy, commander of PT-59, a motor patrol torpedo boat converted into a gunboat, pulled out of Lambu Lambu Cove on Vella Lavella Island in the Solomon Islands. His assignment was a rescue operation, and Kennedy knew something about rescue operations.
Vella Lavella | island, Solomon Islands | Britannica
WEBContents. Vella Lavella. island, Solomon Islands. Learn about this topic in these articles: history of World War II. In World War II: The Southwest and South Pacific, June–October 1943. …operation to the island of Vella Lavella also.
On the Offensive Beyond Guadalcanal - NHHC
WEBThe Battle of Vella LaVella, the last naval battle in the central Solomons, took place during the night of 6–7 October, just as the island had been secured. The Bougainville campaign...
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