Film Screening - The 32nd Infantry Division's Nightmare: The Battle of Buna
Schedule
Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
30 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53703 | Madison, WI
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Please join the Wisconsin Veterans Museum for the film screening of the 32nd Infantry Division's Nightmare: The Battle of Buna.The U.S. Army's return to the offensive in the Pacific Theater occurred at the Battle of Buna. On that battlefield in New Guinea from 16 November 1942 until 22 January 1943, the untested 32nd Infantry Division fought alongside elements of the Australian Army's 7th Division against well-prepared elements of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy.
A nightmare unfolded for the histories retrace the experiences of the soldiers of 32 ID from its Wisconsin and Michigan National Guard origins, to Pearl Harbor, to training for war, and then to the battlefield.
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