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MARCH, 1944 (3808 words) |
 | Explosions and fires were observed among ground installations at Ponape, and waterfront facilities were hit at Kusaie. |
| Kusaie was bombed by Army Liberators and a beached cargo ship was hit by Navy search planes with bombs and machine gun fire. |
| Liberator bombers of the Seventh Army Air Force bombed Ponape and Kusaie in the Caroline Islands on March 17 causing explosions and fires. |
| Kusaie Island (119 words) |
| Kusaie Island – Kusaie is located about 330 nautical miles southeast of Ponape and consists of one large mountainous island with an area of about 65 square miles. |
| At each end of the valley, a deep harbor is located – Okat Harbor on the west coast, and Lele Harbor on the east. |
| Kusaie became part of the Japanese Empire in 1914 when it was ceded by Germany and remained occupied by the Japanese through the end of the Second World War. |
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