Operation Straight Line
Military Spouse Appreciation Day
May 12, 2017
Bing Crosby
May 19, 2017
Operation Straight Line begins with the Allies landing in Dutch New Guinea. Also known as the Battle of Wakde, it was part of the strategy along the east coast of New Guinea to clear the way for McArthur to return to the Philippines. Won after a three-day battle, the Americans lost forty men and one hundred seven were wounded while the Japanese lost seven hundred fifty-nine men and four were captured.