During the 19th century, New Georgia also designated the North-American coast stretching from the mouth of the Columbia River to the northern end of the Georgia Strait, in British Columbia.
The Squadron moved to Ondonga Airfield on New Georgia in October 1943 and returned to Santo in January 1944.
The people from the Antelope were settled in a new colony, called New Georgia after their home of the prior seven years.
Arnold was promoted to Brigadier General in September, 1943 and assigned as Chief of Staff of the XIV Corps, supervising the planning and execution of combat operations in Guadalcanal, New Georgia, and Bougainville.
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He also headed Marine Aircraft Group 14 during its support of the New Georgia and Bougainville invasions and directed all Solomons-based Army, Navy, Marine and New Zealand fighter operations against Rabaul, Japan's biggest base in the Southwest Pacific.
The Battle of Bairoko, a World War II battle between American and Japanese forces on July 20, 1943, during the New Georgia campaign in the Solomon Islands
Bairoko Harbor, a harbor on the northwestern shore of the island of New Georgia in the Solomon Islands
The new Georgia colony was authorized under a grant from George II to a group constituted by Oglethorpe as the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America, or simply the Georgia Trustees.
On the night of 4–July 5, TF 18 moved up "the Slot" and bombarded Japanese positions at Vila on Kolombangara and at Baiko on New Georgia.
John Joseph Wantuck (1923-1943), United States Marine private and posthumous recipient of the Navy Cross for his actions on New Georgia in July 1943