28 Sep 1909
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Captain F. J. P. Sachse arrived at Numbay on the northern coast of New Guinea. The town would be renamed Hollandia by the Dutch occupiers less than four months later. ww2dbase [Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea | CPC]
7 Mar 1910
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- The Dutch colonial administration renamed Numbay on New Guinea island Hollandia. ww2dbase [Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea | CPC]
21 Apr 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) launched raids against installations in the Wakde-Sarmi area of northern New Guinea in support of General Douglas MacArthur's assault on Hollandia (Jayapura), Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea | DS]
22 Apr 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- US Army troops captured the main Hollandia Airfield on the northern coast of Dutch New Guinea. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Hollandia Airfield Complex | Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea | CPC]
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) launched raids the landing areas at Hollandia (Jayapura), Dutch East Indies area of northern New Guinea in support of General Douglas MacArthur's assault on Hollandia. Cruiser USS New Orleans (New Orleans-class) was struck in the mast by a TBF Avenger just after launch from Yorktown. All 3 airmen were killed with one New Orleans sailor killed and another injured. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Yorktown (Essex-class) | New Orleans | Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea | DS]
23 Apr 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) launched raids the landing areas at Hollandia (Jayapura), Dutch East Indies area of northern New Guinea in support of General Douglas MacArthur's assault on Hollandia. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea | DS]
26 Apr 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Sentani Airfield and Cyclops Airfield near Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea was captured by US 186th Infantry Regiment. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Hollandia Airfield Complex | Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea | CPC]
17 Sep 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Douglas MacArthur disembarked from USS Nashville at Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea. ww2dbase [Douglas MacArthur | Nashville | Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea | CPC]
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