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- On the Munda Trail
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- July 2nd, 1943
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- As part of the genreal offensive, the Central Solomons was invaded at the
- end of June. One of the key islands was New Georgia itself. The U.S. Army
- 43rd Infantry Division was an National Guard unit. It was inexperienced and
- not very motivated. Ordered to march up the trail to the critical town of
- Munda, the men of the 43rd were constantly ambushed. It was a deadly game
- of "hide and seek" that ate away at the morale of the 43rd. It would not be
- till Aug. 5th that Munda would fall into Allied hands.
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