Woodlark Island
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Woodlark Island, also known as Muyuw or Murua, is one of the Trobriand Islands. It is part of the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The Muyuw language is spoken on the island.
Operation Chronicle was the name given to the landing of Allied forces on Woodlark Island and Kiriwina on June 30, 1943, during World War II. Within a few months of the landing U.S. Navy Seabees had constructed a major airbase at Guasopa Bay, known as Woodlark Airfield (later Guasopa Airport.
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