42-73165 Landing Accident New Guinea Dec. 21, 1943
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431221 Perrotti, Michael (NMI) B-24J 42-73165 _ _ 5 _ LAC 2 NGU _ _
https://www.historyofwar.org/air/uni...ent_Group.html
In August 1944 the group moved onto a newly completed base at Biak. This had been a rather stretched out move -
on 22 June part of the air echelon moved to Wakde, while some of the ground personnel were already onboard ships waiting to sail for Biak.
Perhaps Wakde instead of Wake.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wakde