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Ships Detachments (NLF)
12/10-'41 Tarawa Atoll Asanagi Ships Company (Detachment)
12/10-'41 Tarawa Atoll Yunagi Ships Company (Detachment)
1/24-'42 Kavieng Kashima Ships Company (Detachment)
3/ 7-'42 Zamboanga Kuma Ships Company (Detachment)
3/31-'42 New Guinea Kinu Ships Company (Detachment)*
8/25-'42 Nauru Island Ariake Ships Company (Detachment)
8/26-'42 Ocean Island Yugure Ships Company (Detachment)
Guard or Defense Units
12/10-'41 Guam 5th Base Force 5th Defense Unit
3/31-'42 Christmas Is. 21st Spl. Base Force Interim Unit
Same Same 24th Spl. Base Force 4th Guard Unit
Same Bura, Ceram 24th Spl. Base Force Same (76 man Garrison)
Note: At Bura, the invasion forces were divided into 2 detachments. 1st Detachment were the Guards,
while the 2nd Detachment** were the NLF from the ships.
4/ 1-'42 Fak Fak Same Same (67 man Garrison)
4/ 2-'42 Babo** Same Same (86 man Garrison)
4/ 4-'42 Sorong Same Same
4/ 7-'42 Ternate, Halmahera** - Same Same (79 man Garrison)
4/ 8-'42 Djailolo, Halmahera - Same
4/12-'42 Manokwari Same Same (207 man Garrison)
Note: Both Detachments were used at Manokwari
4/15-'42 Moemi** Same Same
4/16-'42 Seroei, Japen Island - Same Same
4/17-'42 Nabire** Same Same
4/19-'42 Sarmi/Wakde** Same Same
4/20-'42 Hollandia Same Same
*Ships Detachments were used in conjunction with Guard Units.
Note: There is some confusion here. The 2d Maizuru was supposed to have been deactivated on Fb. 1st, 1942.
These two Guard Units were activated on Ap. 10th 1942. Yet, the 2d Maizuru is identified as being
lifted to Lae on March 10th and later. (#116 - Page 11)
3/30-'42 Buka 8th Spl. Base Force 81st or 82d Guard Unit
Same Shortland's Same Same
3/31-'42 Keita, Bougainville - Same Same
4/ 8-'42 Lorengau, Manus Same Same