Francis Minu - Oral History interview recorded on 02 April 2017 at Madina, New Ireland Province

Mr Minu tells about his father's experiences of the war. These experiences were mainly about how the Americans and Australians aimed to gain territory in Kavieng but since the Japanese landed and claim main Kavieng area, the Americans and Australians were based in Emira. He told of events of the war told to him by his father. He explains how locals were brought to the Japanese if ever they did something against the Japanese commands.

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