Mios Woendi

The island is in an atoll southeast of Biak.

Mios Woendi is an island and was a forward base for United States Navy during World War II. The US Navy code word for the base located in Schouten Islands, was Stinker. The island is in an atoll southeast of Biak, Indonesia.

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Rising to Victory: The Pacific Submarine Strategy in World War II says Mios Woendi was east of Biak near 1°15′10″S 136°22′28″E / 1.252685°S 136.374493°E / -1.252685; 136.374493Coordinates: 1°15′10″S 136°22′28″E / 1.252685°S 136.374493°E / -1.252685; 136.374493
PT Boat Base 21, Mios Woendi, Biak
Dictionary of American Naval Aviations Squadrons, Appendix 6 - Patrol Squadron Shore Establishments lists Naval Seaplane Base 2, aka NAF Biak, as located on Mios Woendi, in 1944 and 1945.

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