1943

^APPENDIX ORDER OF BATTLE – FIJI CAMPAIGN

Initial Japanese Landing: (Viti Levu)

Sakaguchi Detachment

— Kaneuji Bn

— Matsumoto Bn

— Yamoto Bn

— Ikume Bn

— Engineer Company

Yokosuka Combined Naval Infantry Brigade -V Adm Mikawa

— 1st Yokosuka SNLF Bn - Cmd Minoru Yano (Para)

— 2nd Yokosuka SNLF Bn – Cmd Kenichi

— 3rd Yokosuka SNLF Bn – Cmd Fukumi (Para)

— 4th Yokosuka SNLF Bn – Cmd Kushin

— 5th Yokosuka SNLF Bn – Cmd Yasuda

— 6th Yokosuka SNLF Bn – Cmd Matsuo

Main Landings:

38TH INFANTRY DIVISION: General Tadayoshi Sano

228th Regiment – Colonel Takeo Ito

— I Asano Bn.

— II Kamura Bn

— III Nishimura Bn

229th Regiment – Colonel Ryuzaburo Tanaka

— I Orita Bn

— II Masaru Bn

— III Kehmosu Bn

230th Regiment – Lt. General Toshinari Shoji

— I Egashira Bn.

— II Wakamatsu Bn

— III Kanki Bn

Follow up Landings:

48TH INFANTRY DIVISION – General Yuitsu Tsuchihashi

1st Formosa Regiment – Colonel Irufume Imai

2nd Formosa Regiment – Colonel Tohru Tanaka

47th Oita Regiment – Lt General Koichi Abe

Kitamura Cavalry Regiment – Lt Colonel Kuro Kitamura

Final Landings:

Kawaguchi Detachment – 35th Brigade

124th Regiment – Colonel Akinosuka Oka

— I Koshuko Bn

— II Watanabe Bn

— III Tamura Bn

— IV Kuma Bn (Attached from 4th Div)

— Artillery Bn

— 1 AA Company

— Engineer Company

NOUMEA GARRISON:

Ichiki Detachment

— 1st Bn: Colonel Mizuno

— 2nd Bn: Colonel Kuramoto

— 3rd Bn: Colonel Goto

— Aviation Engineer Company

Opposing Initial Japanese Landings on Fiji: (Viti Levu)

— 8th Fiji Brigade (NZ)

— 12th Fiji Brigade (NZ)

Arriving at Suva Bay, May, 1942

1st US Marine Division – General Vandegrift

— 1st Regiment – Col Cates

— 3rd Regiment – Col Hunt

— 7th Regiment – Col Webb

— 11th Artillery Regiment

Division Withdrawn to Pago Pago Dec 1942 except:

1st Marine Raider Bn – Col Edson (Retained on Viti Levu)

2nd Marine Raider Bn – Col Carlson (Retained on Viti Levu)

23rd “Pacifica” Division – General Patch

— 132nd Regiment

— 164th Regiment

— 182nd Regiment

25th “Tropic Lightning” Division – General Collins

— 27th Regiment

— 34th Regiment

— 35th Regiment

37th Infantry Division – (Vanua Levu) – Maj General Beightler

— 145th Regiment

— 147th Regiment (Attached to 23rd Div)

— 148th Regiment (Attached to 25th Div)

— 62nd Field Art Bde

2nd US Marine Division

— 2nd Marine Regiment (Retained on Viti Levu)

— 6th Marine Regiment (Floating Reserve)

— 8th Marine Regiment (Efate Landing)

— 10th Artillery Regiment

— 1st Marine Para Bn (Attached for Efate Landing)

NOUMEA LANDINGS: Jan 1943

41st Division – General Horace Fuller

— 161st Regiment

— 162nd Regiment

— 163rd Regiment

— Division Artillery & Engineers