The runway was made of crushed coral and constructed by the 110th Sea's, 27 days after the securing of the island an SBD landed on the island. this was my home from the 22nd of Feb. 1944 to Oct. of 1945. My outfit ran the CAP after the island was secured. The island was manned nearly by Navy personel.
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My dad was at Wotje on March 23, 1944 - the day I was born. Sure would love visit there some day!
J. A. Finucane
Litchfield, CT
The runway was made of crushed coral and constructed by the 110th Sea's, 27 days after the securing of the island an SBD landed on the island. this was my home from the 22nd of Feb. 1944 to Oct. of 1945. My outfit ran the CAP after the island was secured. The island was manned nearly by Navy personel.