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EGGY'S CORNER, PORT MORESBY AREA, PAPUA, 1944-02-19. THE INTERIOR OF THE OFFICERS' WARD AT THE 2/1ST GENERAL HOSPITAL WHICH CONTAINS 60 BEDS

KANKIRYO SADDLE, FINISTERRE RANGE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-09. VX113419 PRIVATE F.H. HENDERSON, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION AT A CAPTURED JAPANESE DUMP ON THE KANKIRYO SADDLE. HE IS HOLDING A TRAY OF HIGH ..

WARD'S DROME, PORT MORESBY AREA, PAPUA, 1944-02. AN AMERICAN RED CROSS HELPER, VIRGINIA RUGH, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS, (1), PLAYING TABLE TENNIS WITH AN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER AT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS ..

EGGY'S CORNER, PORT MORESBY AREA, PAPUA, 1944-02-19. NX71129 CAPTAIN E.D. WATSON, 554TH LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY, WITH VX40197 LIEUTENANT J.A. WATSON, 2/6TH HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY AND ..

CRATER HILL, FINISTERRE RANGE, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02-16. MEMBERS OF A MORTAR DETACHMENT OF "B" COMPANY, 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALION SETTING THEIR MORTAR AT CRATER HILL. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, 1944-02. AUSTRALIAN AND AMERICAN PERSONNEL VIEWING A SOFTBALL GAME AT A UNITED STATES HOSPITAL IN THE AREA. SOFTBALL IS POPULAR WITH BOTH AMERICANS AND AUSTRALIANS AND ..

EGGY'S CORNER, PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, 1944-02-20. SX21586 LIEUTENANT COLONEL C.B. SANGSTER, OFFICER IN CHARGE, MEDICAL DIVISION, AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (AAMC) (1), WITH VX14854 LIEUTENANT ..

WARD'S DROME, PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, 1944-02. LIEUTENANT W.E. UNDERWOOD, 54TH UNITED STATES TROOP CARRIER GROUP, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (1), INSTRUCTING AUSTRALIAN AND AMERICAN PERSONNEL IN FREIGHT ..

EGGY'S CORNER, PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, 1944-02-20. NFX76276 MATRON M.E. HURLEY, AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE (AANS) MATRON IN CHARGE, 2/1ST GENERAL HOSPITAL, PICTURED IN FRONT OF HER LIVING ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, 1944-02-20. CORPORAL E. HUGHES (3), ANNOUNCER, (UNITED STATES STAFF) AND SIGNWRITER PUTTING FINISHING TOUCHES ON A SIGNBOARD TO BE PLACED OUTSIDE THE NEWLY OPENED AUSTRALIAN ..

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, 1944-02. UNIT "9PA" BROADCASTING STATION, CONTROLLED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION, AND THE AMERICAN ARMED FORCES RADIO, IS A POPULAR AMENITY RECENTLY INSTALLED. ..

WARD'S DROME, PORT MORESBY, PAPUA, 1944-02. LIEUTENANT W.E. UNDERWOOD, 54TH UNITED STATES TROOP CARRIER GROUP, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (1), INSTRUCTING AUSTRALIAN AND AMERICAN PERSONNEL IN FREIGHT ..