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    Gabutamon Madang Province Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Location
Lat 5° 48' 46S Long 146° 37' 0E  Gabutamon is located at an elevation of 2,880' / 877m inland from the Rai Coast on the north coast of New Guinea. Located near the Yaut River Valley. Prewar and during the Pacific War located in Madang District in the Territory of New Guinea. Today, located in Rai Coast Rural LLG, Rai Coast District of Madang Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Wartime History
During early February 1944, US Army 121st Field Artillery Battalion were firing 75mm howitzers at Japanese forces in the hills near Gabutamon.

L-4A Grasshopper Serial Number 43-29071
Pilot Piotrowski MIA February 7, 1944 discovered 1998

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April 23, 2026

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