Re: Rabaul
Unless you mean Japanese there were none. Rabaul was captured by the Japanese in Feb 1942 and was by-passed by MacArthur in his campaign that regained the Philippines. It surrendered to the Allies in August 1945 although the Japanese had withdrawn their principal Naval and Air units to Truk by March '44. I don't know the Japanese forces in the area
Regards
Dick
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