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FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-15. MEMBERS OF 15TH PLATOON, "C" COMPANY, 57TH/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION CROSSING THE JUNCTION OF MAINSTREAM AND THE FARIA RIVER AS THEY MOVE WITH THE 15TH INFANTRY ..

FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-15. MEMBERS OF "A" COMPANY OF THE 57TH/60TH INFASNTRY BATTALION CROSSING A BRIDGE IN THEIR MARCH UP THE FARIA RIVER TO RELIEVE THE 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION AT THE ..

PROTHERO 2 AREA, FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-16. MEMBERS OF NO.1 AND 2 SECTION, NO.7 PLATOON, "A" COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: QX55035 PRIVATE F.A. MITCHELL ..

KANKIRYO SADDLE, FINISTERRE RANGE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-15. "B" COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING UP KANKIRYO SADDLE ALONG STEPS CUT BY THE 2/9TH BATTALION. THEY ARE ON THE MARCH TO RELIEVE ..

KANKIRYO SADDLE, FINISTERRE RANGE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-15. MEMBERS OF "B" COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING UP KANKIRYO SADDLE ALONG STEPS CUT BY THE 2/9TH BATTALION. "B" COMPANY IS ON THE ..

PROTHERO 2 AREA, FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-16. QX15534 WARRANT OFFICER II, W.L. WRIGHT, A COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR OF "A" COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION, WHO WAS LATER KILLED IN ACTION AT ..

PROTHERO 2 AREA, FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-16. VX81103 MAJOR W. MCCALL (1) THE OFFICER COMMANDING "A" COMPANY, 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION, VX3964 CAPTAIN F. CLARK (2), THE SECOND IN CHARGE, ..

ALEXISHAFEN, BURNING AIRCRAFT ON STRIP AT ALEXISHAFEN AFTER LOW LEVEL STRAFING RUN BY MITCHELLS OF 354 BOMBER GROUP

DUMPU, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-09. THE SIGNAL SECTION ATTACHED TO 18TH INFANTRY BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: SX4125 LIEUTENANT N.F. BROOKS (1); VX6059 STAFF SERGEANT ..

EGGY'S CORNER, PORT MORESBY AREA, PAPUA, 1944-02-19. THE OFFICERS' WARD AT THE 2/1ST GENERAL HOSPITAL SHOWING THE SURROUNDING GARDENS

EGGY'S CORNER, PORT MORESBY AREA, PAPUA, 1944-02-19. PRIVATE REG ADAMS, (1), WITH PRIVATE WALKOM, (2), AND CORPORAL "APPLES" CASTERLEY, (3), PASSING STORES INTO THE CANTEEN AT THE 2/1ST GENERAL ..

CRATER HILL, FINISTERRE RANGE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-16. A MEMBER OF THE 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALION, VIEWING THE FARIA RIVER VALLEY FROM CRATER HILL. SHAGGY RIDGE LIES TO THE RIGHT, AND THE RAMU ..