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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-01. JAPANESE PATIENTS LINED UP ON THE BEACH WHILE MEMBERS OF FIELD SECURITY SECTION SEARCH THEIR PERSONAL GEAR FOR WEAPONS. ALL MEDICAL CASES ARE BEING EVACUATED TO THE NEWLY ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-10-01. UNLOADING AND SEARCHING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS AS JAPANESE MEDICAL PATIENTS FROM THE BUIN AREA ARRIVE BY LANDING BARGE AT THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED HOSPITAL ..

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-10-01. LIEUTENANT GENERAL H. HYAKUTAKE, COMMANDER 17 JAPANESE ARMY, SEATED IN A CARRYING CHAIR, TALKING TO JAPANESE TROOPS ON ARRIVAL AT FAURO ISLAND. ALL ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. LIEUTENANT COLONEL G. SELL, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. LIEUTENANT COLONEL C.D.R. CHESTERMAN, WATER TRANSPORT, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

SAMANSO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-10-01. LIEUTENANT GENERAL M. KANDA, WHO WAS COMMANDER OF JAPANESE FORCES ON BOUGAINVILLE, STEPPING ASHORE FROM A JAPANESE BARGE. ALL HIGH RANKING OFFICERS IN ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. LIEUTENANT COLONEL I.M. MACKERRAS, MALARIOLOGIST, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-10-01. AN AUSTRALIAN LANDING CRAFT LOADED WITH JAPANESE PATIENTS AND GEAR. ALL JAPANESE MEDICAL CASES FROM THE BUIN AREA ARE BEING EVACUATED TO THE NEWLY ..

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. LIEUTENANT COLONEL W.L. LARKIN, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. CHAPLAIN W.L. COLLINS, PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. LIEUTENANT COLONEL C.D. ROWLEY, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY

LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-04. LIEUTENANT COLONEL M.F. BROGAN, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY