Kammala wannan jumla: A farkon 1942, Jafananci sun kaddamar da yakin neman zabe a New Guinea, suna ci gaba zuwa kudu zuwa Port Moresby a cikin yankin Papua. A cikin 1942 da 1943, Allies sun yi yakin basasa da yawa don dakatar da ci gaban Japan a cikin Pacific, tare da manyan ayyukan da aka yi a Papua, New Guinea da Solomon Islands ta manyan sojojin Amurka da Australiya. A watan Afrilu na 1944, Allies sun kaddamar da yakin neman sake dawo da yammacin New Guinea a matsayin wani ɓangare na ci gaba zuwa Philippines. Bayan nasarar da aka samu a yakin Noemfoor, wanda ya hada da wani mutum 40 na Netherlands East Indies Civil Administration (NICA), Allies sun sake kama yawancin yammacin New Guinea. Daga baya, a watan Satumba, Allies, ciki har da wani NICA rabuwa, recaptured da
Yankin Morotai.