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Gloucester Island, in the Australian state of Queensland was erroneously named "Cape Gloucester" by British explorer James Cook in 1770. The name has since been used for areas on the mainland nearby. The nearest town is Prosperpine.
On December 15, the US Army's 112th Cavalry made an assault on the Arawe to the southeast of CapeGloucester for the primary purpose of distracting the Japanese from the main Marine thrust.
On December 26, 1943, the First Marine Division commanded by Major General William H. Rupertus (veteran of Haiti, China and Guadalcanal) landed at CapeGloucester after a brief naval bombardment and aerial smoke screen, landing at Yellow Beach 1 and 2 and Green Beach.
Following the landing the Marines moved to occupy Cape Hoskins on the northern coast.
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