World War II: The <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/503rd_Infantry_Regiment" id="mwyg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="503rd Infantry Regiment">503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment</a> lands and occupies <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lae_Nadzab_Airport" id="mwyw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Lae Nadzab Airport">Lae Nadzab Airport</a>, near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lae" id="mwzA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Lae">Lae</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamaua–Lae_campaign" id="mwzQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Salamaua–Lae campaign">Salamaua–Lae campaign</a>.