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Portrait of four recipients of United States of America decorations for distinguished services in the Papuan campaign. Left to right: 0326 Group Captain (later Air Commodore) William Henry Garing ..

Torokina, Bougainville. 1945-10-29. General Sir Thomas A. Blamey (second from right), Commander in Chief, Australian Military Forces, chatting with Group Captain (Gp Capt) J. A. Cohen RAAF (second ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-29. PERSONNEL OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS MOVING TOWARDS THE SALUTING BASE WHERE THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES, TAKES THE SALUTE DURING ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. C. 1943. RAAF AND USA AIRMEN WHO FLY TOGETHER AS THE CREW OF AN AMERICAN B-25 MITCHELL BOMBER AIRCRAFT. LEFT TO RIGHT: SERGEANT (SGT) LLOYD H. MASON RAAF OF ARNCLIFFE, NSW, ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944. AB422 FRANCES PEAT ANCHORED TO ONE ANCHOR; THE STARBOARD ANCHOR AND CHAIN HAD BEEN LOST. THE FRANCES PEAT WAS A FORMER HAWKESBURY RIVER (NSW) VEHICULAR FERRY REFITTED AS AN ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. C. 1943. TWO RAAF AIRMEN AND TWO AMERICAN VETERANS WHO MAKE UP THE CREW OF THIS AMERICAN B-25 MITCHELL MEDIUM BOMBER AIRCRAFT. LEFT TO RIGHT: SERGEANT E. P. MCCARTHY RAAF OF ..

PAPUA. 1943-07-22. BEAUFORT CREW OF NO. 100 SQUADRON RAAF, AT EITHER MILNE BAY OR VIVIGANI. TOP FROM LEFT: FLYING OFFICER R. H. WOLLACOTT, ADELAIDE, SA; SERGEANT (SGT) J. SUGG, ADELAIDE, SA. LOWER ..

Beaufort crew of No. 100 Squadron RAAF which took part in a raid on Gasmata, Dutch New Guinea, and returned safely despite anti-aircraft (ack ack) damage severing the elevator control of their ..

MILNE BAY, PAPUA. C. 1943-08. NEW GUINEA NATIVES STOP WORK TO LOOK ON WHILE SQUADRON LEADER ARCHIE MACARTHUR RAAF OF BAIRNSDALE, VIC, RECORDS THE FIRST SERVICE VOTE FOR THAT AREA IN THE AUSTRALIAN ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. C. 1943. RAAF AND US ARMY AIR CORPS WHO ARE FLYING TOGETHER AS THE CREW OF AN AMERICAN B25 MITCHELL BOMBER AIRCRAFT. CO-PILOT OF THIS CREW IS PILOT OFFICER ROYCE K. JOHNCO RAAF ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. C. 1943. RAAF AND USA AIRMEN WHO FLY TOGETHER AS THE CREW OF AN AMERICAN B-25 MITCHELL BOMBER AIRCRAFT. FRONT ROW, LEFT: STAFF SERGEANT HAROLD W. DICKENSON, GUNNER, USA; ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. C. 1943. RAAF AND USA AIRMEN WHO FLY TOGETHER AS THE CREW OF AN AMERICAN B-25 MITCHELL BOMBER AIRCRAFT. LEFT TO RIGHT: STAFF SERGEANT (S SGT) C. H. MAUPIN, GUNNER, USA; S SGT ..