The Honorable Andon L. Amaraich (born August 24, 1932 on the island of Ta, Mortlock Islands, in what is now Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, died January 26, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii) was a Micronesian public servant, politician, diplomat and judge.
Oroluk Atoll is believed to have been first discovered and named by navigators from Namoluk Island in the Mortlock Islands.
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During World War II the Japanese garrison on the Mortlock Islands, under the command of Colonel Masatake Tobita, consisted of 753 IJA men including a company of six medium tanks and 257 IJN men including air base crew.