N ING ▁FOR ▁CO AL ITION ▁W AR FA RE ▁ 1 9 4 1 – 1 9 4 2 : ▁Chapter ▁VI : ▁AR MY ▁DE P LO Y MENT ▁AND ▁THE ▁W AR ▁A GA INST ▁J AP AN ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁– ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁ ▁Australian ▁War ▁Memorial : ▁Remember ing ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁The ▁fall ▁of ▁Singapore , ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁ ▁National ▁Army ▁Museum ▁ ▁BBC ▁Article ▁on ▁the ▁Bur ma ▁Camp aign ▁ ▁F org ot ten ▁War riors : ▁China - B ur ma - Ind ia ▁▁▁ ▁W W 2 ▁* S outh - E ast ▁Asian ▁Category : 1 9 4 0 s ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁Category : The aters ▁and ▁campaign s ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁W W 2 <0x0A> </s> ▁American ▁River ▁is ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁state ▁of ▁South ▁Australia ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁shore ▁of ▁Eastern ▁C ove ▁on ▁K ang ar oo ▁Island . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁American ▁River ▁was ▁first ▁visited ▁by ▁Europe ans ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁when ▁Matthew ▁Fl ind ers ▁land ed ▁to ▁survey ▁this ▁part ▁of ▁K ang ar oo ▁Island . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁American ▁se al ers ▁camp ed ▁for ▁four ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁They ▁arrived ▁on ▁the ▁brig ▁ ▁and ▁built ▁their ▁own ▁ 3 5 ▁ton