BAGLEY, David C (#280)

Alan Pollock’s Rough Notes:

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Commander David C BAGLEY DFC USN Reserve US Naval operations in the Pacific, in particular for the key raids on RABAUL which had become the biggest Japanese base in New Guinea. The Australians tried to restrict its development because of its closeness to the important Imperial Japanes Navy base taken and developed at Truk, where the Lagoon served as the forward anchorage and most formidable Japanese Pacific stronghold until the attack on 17^th February, 1944 led to such losses that Truk became isolated, as the onward stepping stones of Guam, Saipan, Palau and Iwo Jima were taken to allow the bombing of Japan itself.