Darwin Commemoration of the Battle of the Coral Sea

8 May 1998

Commemoration of the Battle of the Coral Sea fought from 4 to 8 May 1942, a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia, taking place in the Pacific Theatre of the Second World War. Laying of wreaths Darwin Cenotaph Chief Minister Shane Stone and Commanding Officer HMAS Coonawarra CAPT Bill Overton RAN. Army Band in support. Wreath laying Chief Minister Shane Stone and WWII RAAF veteran Sam Calder OBE DFC.



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