▁trained ▁on ▁j ung le ▁war fare , ▁usage ▁of ▁fl am eth row ers , ▁am ph ib ious ▁assault s , ▁and ▁certain ▁men ▁were ▁selected ▁for ▁R anger ▁training . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁ 3 3 rd ▁Infantry ▁Division ' s ▁ten ure ▁as ▁Hawai ian ▁gu ards ▁was ▁over , ▁and ▁they ▁set ▁sail ▁for ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁ ▁New ▁Guinea ▁Camp aign ▁The ▁ 3 3 rd ▁Division ▁land ed ▁at ▁Fin sch h afen , ▁New ▁Guinea , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁the ▁units ▁were ▁spread ▁out ▁in ▁b iv ou ac ▁areas . ▁The ▁ 1 2 3 rd ▁set ▁up ▁camp ▁about ▁twelve ▁miles ▁up ▁the ▁coast . ▁ ▁Here , ▁the ▁men ▁continued ▁training ▁in ▁the ▁j ung le , ▁but ▁despite ▁their ▁inf antry ▁role , ▁they ▁were ▁mainly ▁used ▁to ▁un load ▁supply ▁ships ▁in ▁the ▁har bor . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁ 1 2 3 rd ▁Infantry ▁was ▁det ached ▁for ▁independent ▁operations ▁near ▁Ma ff in ▁Bay , ▁and ▁rel ieved ▁the ▁entire ▁ 3 1 st ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁guard ▁the ▁W ak de ▁a irst rip ▁from ▁Japanese ▁attacks . ▁ ▁Now ▁designated ▁as ▁" Task ▁Force ▁T orn ado ," ▁the ▁ 1 2 3 rd ▁conducted ▁ 2 5 8 ▁one - day ▁pat rol s ▁and