battle, interwar and Second World War

Battle of the Coconut Grove

Name: Battle of the Coconut Grove
Location: Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea

Battle of the Coconut Grove was a battle fought in 1943 at Bougainville Island, in what is now Papua New Guinea. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Bougainville Island. The recorded result: American victory.

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US Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 21st Marines advance through the Coconut Grove, near the Torokina beachhead, on Bougainville. In support are tanks from the 3rd Tank Battalion, c. 13-14 November 194. Historical Branch, Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought1943

WhereBougainville Island, Papua New Guinea6.244S, 155.384E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAmerican victory

BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstEmpire of Japan

Casualties and losses20 dead; 39 woundedandU.S. estimate: 40 killed

Record

Date	1943 (year precision) to 1943
Place	Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea 6.244S, 155.384E
Kind	Battle, interwar and Second World War
Casualties and losses	20 dead; 39 wounded	U.S. estimate: 40 killed
Commanders	Allen H. Turnage	Harukichi Hyakutake

Placed at Bougainville Island; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Empress Augusta Bay 1943, 31 km SW
Landings at Cape Torokina 1943, 39 km W
Bougainville Campaign 1943, 40 km NW
Battle of Slater's Knoll 1945, 43 km S
Battle of the Hongorai River 1945, 65 km S

Elsewhere in 1943

Battle of the Coconut Grove is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 54 in present-day Papua New Guinea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872892, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Coconut Grove, revision 1370598834, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.