"The Battle of Biak was part of the New Guinea campaign of World War II, fought between the United States Army and the Japanese Army from 27 May to 17 August 1944. It was part of General Douglas MacArthur's Southwest Pacific command's offensive drive to clear New Guinea in preparation for an invasion of the Philippines. It was the first major effort by the Japanese to allow uncontested landings for the purpose of creating a kill zone inland."@en . "Sea:" . "Battle of Biak"@en . . . "unknown naval forces" . "Allied victory" . "unknownartillery," . "1944-08-17Z"^^ . "2428 wounded, 3500 casualties due to bush typhus" . "10,800infantry," . "Air:" . "29artillery pieces," . "12tanks" . . . "9light tanks" . "5 and 13 Air Forces from Nadzab and the Admiralties, A-20s based at Hollandia" . . . . "474 killed," . "Task Group 77.2 Attack Group" . . "initially 18 aircraft of 23 Air Flotilla (Ito) at Sorong, 70 fighters and 20 bombers from Japan and the Marianas on 5/28/44, and 20 bombers, 8 reconnaissance aircraft and 48 fighters were redeployed from the Carolines on 5/30/44" . . "Land:" . "12,000infantry," . .