TF74, HMA Ships AUSTRALIA and SHROPSHIRE, (cruisers), ARUNTA and WARRAMUNGA, (destroyers), and US Ships AMMEN and BACHE, continued close gun support on the American perimeter at Aitape, New Guinea. An American ground force report later confirmed the effectiveness of the support, which caused a Japanese force of more than 500 to retire, leaving many dead.
Australian Naval History on 14 July 1944
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