Port Moresby area, WWII

I have a strange question for anyone who has traveled to PNG, Port Moresby area.. My father was there, in the jungle somewhere during WWII. Trying to see if anyone ran into any type of info/memorial/ruins of any American encampment from that period? I think he was primarily around Port Moresby, but the photos I have show him clearly in the bush. Thinking of going in end of November/December, how is the weather then?

moresby was bombed and saw aerial combat but no ground fighting - there are ruined planes next to the national gallery and museum and i am sure other markers and remnants can be found with research

photos in the bush could easily have been taken in or near moresby

most of the action was in kokoda and on the north shore (madang) and the isalnds (rabaul, kavieng)where there is still lots to see from ww2 on the ground, under the ground and under the water - you can scuba dive into the cockpit of a B25 bomber

i suggest you contact a veterans association and find your father war record so you can see the areas he was staged at

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