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OCEAN ISLAND. 1945-10-02. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE, TROOPS OF 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION OCCUPIED THE ISLAND AND JAPANESE TROOPS WERE EVACUATED TO TOROKINA. SHOWN, JAPANESE SITTING ..

OCEAN ISLAND. 1945-10-02. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE, TROOPS OF 31/51 INFANTRY BATTALION OCCUPIED THE ISLAND AND JAPANESE TROOPS WERE EVACUATED TO TOROKINA. SHOWN, PRIVATE R.J. JENKINS ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-10-01. ALL JAPANESE MEDICAL CASES FROM THE BUIN AREA ARE BEING EVACUATED TO THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED HOSPITAL ON FAURO ISLAND. THE EVACUATION WAS ARRANGED BY ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. LIEUTENANT COLONEL E. MCQ. WHITE, PRINCIPAL MATRON, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. LIEUTENANT COLONEL D.J. LAMB, CAMP COMMANDER, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-10-01. JAPANESE BARGE CARRYING SIGN "CONTAGIOUS PATIENTS" WAITS OFF THE BEACH DURING UNLOADING OF JAPANESE SICK AND WOUNDED ON FAURO ISLAND. ALL JAPANESE ..

BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-01. JAPANESE MEDICAL ORDERLIES CARRYING A STRETCHER CASE ASHORE FROM AN AUSTRALIAN BARGE. WALKING PATIENTS IN THE NEXT BARGE WATCH THE UNLOADING OPERATIONS. THE EVACUATION OF ..

SAMANSO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-10-01. LIEUTENANT GENERAL M. KANDA AND VICE-ADMIRAL BARON SAMEJIMA STANDING ON THE RAMP OF A JAPANESE BARGE WAITING FOR THE ORDER TO MOVE ASHORE. ALL HIGH ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-10-01. LIEUTENANT GENERAL H. HYAKUTAKE, COMMANDER 17 JAPANESE ARMY, SALUTES AUSTRALIAN OFFICERS AS HE IS CARRIED ASHORE ON FAURO ISLAND. ALL JAPANESE MEDICAL ..

OCEAN ISLAND. 1945-10-02. A JAPANESE SERVICEMAN CARRYING HIS PERSONAL GEAR TO THE POINT FOR EMBARKATION WHERE HE WILL BE SEARCHED AND HIS BELONGINGS CONSIDERABLY REDUCED ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. LIEUTENANT COLONEL J.T. BROCK, LEGAL OFFICER, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. LIEUTENANT COLONEL G.S. BAKER, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ORDNANCE SERVICE ATTACHED HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY