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The South Pacific WWII Museum recently announced a partnership with the B-24 Liberator Memorial Australia to begin the formation of a sister-museum alliance. The South Pacific WWII Museum is located in the township of Luganville on Espiritu Santo, the largest island in the archipelago-nation of Vanuatu (formerly the New Hebrides). The organization is working hard to raise the capital necessary to establish a world class museum displaying the island's WWII history. Given that Espiritu Santo served a pivotal role in the Pacific Theatre of Operations, providing a vital toehold for Allied forces to prosecute the war during those bleak early days, it seems only right that the island should have a formal museum space dedicated to that legacy. At its peak, more than 400,000 Allied service personnel, mostly Americans, were located on the island. In addition to a substantial naval base, there were several airfields which saw heavy use. Perhaps the most famous flyers in residence, at le

Western australiaPhil buckleyJames carterEspiritu santoLyn gormanPacific world war ii museumElwoodj euart associationSouth pacificProject managerPacific theatreMemorial australia