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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-11. A JAPANESE CARRIER PIGEON CAPTURED AT THE TOR RIVER NEAR WAKDE ON 1944-05-26. ON THE RING ATTACHED TO THE PIGEON'S LEG THE FIGURE 9456 IS SHOWN IN ENGLISH AND JAPANESE ..

NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-18. AERIAL VIEW OF THE MARKHAM RIVER FROM A UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE LIBERATOR AIRCRAFT, SHOWING LAKE WANUM AND THE KUNAI COVERED MOUNT NGARONENO OPPOSITE NADZAB. ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-18. VX1 GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY CBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED, WITH SENIOR OFFICERS AT THE AIRFIELD DURING HIS ARRIVAL AT HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE. LEFT TO RIGHT: VX14 ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-15. VX106354 SERGEANT L. R. MORRISON (LEFT) AND VX1406020 DRIVER N. H. SCHULLER, OUTSIDE THE TRANSPORT OFFICE, HEADQUARTERS, 15TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. THE UNIT IS AT ..

VFX94085 Captain Nora Heysen, Official war artist, Military History Section, at 106th Casualty Clearing Station

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-15. VX102888 DRIVER G. SHARP (LEFT) AND VX115970 DRIVER K. A. BROWN, REFUELLING FROM A PETROL POINT AT THE MOTOR TRANSPORT SECTION, HEADQUARTERS, 15TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. ..

ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-16. CANTEEN ISSUING POINT NO. 2, AUSTRALIAN ARMY CANTEENS SERVICE. THE UNIT IS LOCATED AT NORTH ALEXISHAFEN. VX22544 SERGEANT E. H. LEUTAS AND SX32845 CORPORAL A. ..

FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-19. VFX94085 CAPTAIN NORA HEYSEN, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION, BEHIND THE BARBED WIRE PERIMETER AT THE NURSES' COMPOUND, 106TH CASUALTY CLEARING ..

KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-16. MALARIA STRETCHER CASES BEING CARRIED ONTO BARGES BY MEMBERS OF AN ADVANCED DRESSING STATION OF 2/15TH FIELD AMBULANCE OPERATING NEAR ALEXISHAFEN WITH ..

SHAGGY RIDGE, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-18. TREES ON THE RIDGE WHICH HAVE BEEN BLASTED BY 25 POUNDER GUN FIRE. AN AUSTRALIAN FOXHOLE IS VISIBLE TO THE RIGHT. A PATROL OF 11TH DIVISION ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-11. GROUP PORTRAIT OF MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS, 1ST PIGEON SECTION. LEFT TO RIGHT: FRONT ROW: QX47780 SIGNALMAN R. TURBETT; WX39307 CORPORAL A. C. GRAY; QX51159 LANCE ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-15. THE OTHER RANKS' KITCHEN AND STAFF AT HEADQUARTERS, 15TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. THE UNIT IS AT PRESENT LOCATED AT SIAR PLANTATION. LEFT TO RIGHT: SX6579 PRIVATE R. W. ..