| Memorials | : | 0 |
| Location | : | Popondetta, Ijivitari District, Papua New Guinea |
| Description | : | Note photos of the Soputa War Memorial are Copyright expired - public domain THE CORRECT LOCATION IS NOT AVAILABLE ON FIND A GRAVE AT THIS TIME An Australian and United States military cemetery was located at Soputa. At the end of the war, the bodies were exhumed and reinterred elsewhere. Soputa is a village located inland from Gona, Buna and Sanananda in Oro province, Papua New Guinea. The village is located at the crossroads of the Kokoda-Sananada Road and Buna-Kokoda Road. Trails lead to Buna and Sananada. History On 5 January 1943, Australian infantry and armour reach Soputa with the US Army's 32nd... Read More |
