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Off The Beaten Path: Morotai - WW II Place
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People who never heard about Pulau Morotai may remember this island had played an important role during World War II. It was the famous General Douglas Mc. Arthur (Commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces of the Second World War) who started the strategy of jumping from island to another (termed Frog Operation). The General seized Morotai (Base Camp), the Philippine Island after jumping first from Hawaii, to Jayapura, the to Biak and finally Morotai ...
Mr. C. Giebel was involved with the Morotai-question, who could get away via Switzerland and Portugal to England. He wrote down his memories about Morotai in his "MOROTAI"- book ...
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Off The Beaten Path: DAHEGILA Village
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Whenever visiting Pulau Morotai you must go and see the DAHEGILA village. I was born there !!!
Looking everywhere for a material prove this kampung once was a village where Dutch families were stationed, just one Morotai-map showed up this location. And guess what???
The DAHEGILA village is situated in the upmost southern part of Pulau Morotai. Maybe the word "gila" (crazy) played a role, to remember my "Going South - Going Mystic" VT-travel ...
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DidiBeachBum Sat May 30, 2009 11:31 UTC
I wanted to go to Morotai this year after Lebaran but I've changed plans to go to Bandaneira instead :D Halmahera, Morotai, Ternate, Tidore are still on my wish list :D | ddekoster Mon Mar 19, 2007 23:36 UTC
Ik heb je site bekeken en gelezen. Het toeval wil dat ik in novermber 1946 in Morotai geboren ben. egerd. In 2008 ga ik met mijn vrouw en twee kinderen naar Morotai. Heb jij wat tips voor me. Met vriendelijke groet, Dave de koster ddekoster@zonnet.nl | SLLiew Sun Feb 25, 2007 04:26 UTC
Roy, A less travelled destination. Hope you get to go home soon. Send me a postcard from there :) | belgianchocolate Thu Apr 7, 2005 05:56 UTC
Well at least it is easy to visit the virtual way. Thanks. I found a great story how the first palm tree was born...but I'm not too sure where I'll ad it. ;-). frank. |
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