Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron RON 9: May 1943, Ron 9 Squadron commanded by Lt. Comdr. RObert B. Kelly, whom you will see several times, arrived in the Russell Islands prior to participating in the New Georgia operation. In June 1943, Ron 9 set up its base on Lumbari Island on the north side of Rendova Harbor and these are the scenes you will see here. The two beached boats you see are PT-153 and 158. They had to be destroyed to prevent capture. The fires and injuries were the result of a bombing of the base which occurred quite often.
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