MAIN ROAD AT ARARE being used to transport supplies, 24 May. On 18 May, with artillery support from the mainland, nearby Wakdé Island was assaulted. The next day the large airfield there was taken at a cost of about a hundred U.S. casualties.
BIAK ISLAND
TROOPS ON BIAK ISLAND. While the positions on Wakdé and in the Arare area were being consolidated, other units assaulted Biak, about 200 miles to the west, on 27 May. Only slight opposition was met during the first day ashore; on the second day the advance inland was stopped by heavy enemy fire. On 29 May the enemy counterattacked and a bitter battle ensued.
BIAK ISLAND
ADVANCING INLAND ON BIAK; note cave beneath footbridge. Biak was assaulted to broaden the front for air deployment.
BIAK ISLAND
