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DUGUMUR BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-14. STINSON L-5 SENTINEL AIRCRAFT 42-98713 OF THE USAAF PREPARING TO TAKE OFF FROM A BEACH STRIP. THESE PLANES ARE BEING USED TO TRANSPORT MEMBERS OF 1ST PUNJAB ..

RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-18. THE VALLEY VIEWED FROM SHAGGY RIDGE. A PATROL FROM 11TH DIVISION CARRIER COMPANY IS ACCOMPANYING LIEUTENANT R. B. EWER, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST, MILITARY HISTORY ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-17. COOKS AND THEIR ASSISTANTS SERVING LUNCH AT HEADQUARTERS, 15TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. THE UNIT IS LOCATED AT SIAR PLANTATION. LEFT TO RIGHT: VX135531 PRIVATE O. G. ..

DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-20. PERSONNEL OF NO. 3 PLATOON, 11TH DIVISION CARRIER COMPANY. LEFT TO RIGHT: BOTTOM ROW: NX146991 PRIVATE (PTE) A. J. COUGHLAN; QX44383 PTE D. G. VITALLI; NX109371 PTE ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-20.GROUP PORTRAIT OF OFFICERS AND OTHER RANKS OF B COMPANY, 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALION AT SIAR PLANTATION. LEFT TO RIGHT: FRONT ROW: VX89778 WARRANT OFFICER 2 C. H. ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-17. VX69908 SERGEANT L. C. WINDLEY (LEFT) AND V45100 SERGEANT A. T. JOHANNESEN OUTSIDE A "MODEL" LAIDOUT TENT AT C COMAPNY, 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALION. THE UNIT IS ..

NEW GUINEA. A GROUP OF COASTWATCHERS TAKING TEA. THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE NAVAL INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, RAN (RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COASTWATCHERS). (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-17. VX106327 LIEUTENANT R. L. MATHEWS, ADJUTANT (LEFT), WITH VX7562 MAJOR H. G. SWEET, SECOND-IN-CHARGE, OUTSIDE HIS TENT OFFICE IN THE CAMP AREA OF 58/59TH INFANTRY ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-17. SIGNALS PERSONNEL OF HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALION, LISTENING TO A LECTURE BEING DELIVERED BY VX102577 SERGEANT (SGT) F. J. CRAIG (1) (FAR LEFT). ..

SHAGGY RIDGE, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-18. VX128013 SERGEANT G. J. BROWNING PUTTING WAR PAINT ON A NATIVE CARRIER BOY AT SHAGGY RIDGE. A PATROL FROM 11TH DIVISION CARRIER COMPANY IS ..

Group portrait of officers and other ranks of A Company, 58/59th Infantry Battalion. Left to right: front row: VX120240 Staff Sergeant A. R. Burlison; VX102836 Sergeant J. L. Lyle; VX89390 ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-17. GROUP PORTRAIT OF OFFICERS AND OTHER RANKS OF D COMPANY, 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALTION. LEFT TO RIGHT: FRONT ROW: VX113048 SERGEANT K. ROBERTSON; SX2311 WARRANT ..