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DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-05. ENLISTED MEN'S SLEEPING QUARTERS 341ST UNITED STATES FIGHTER SQUADRON

DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-05. 13034028 CORPORAL R. C. MCCLELLAN (WITH AXE) AND 39183808 STAFF SERGEANT E. A. TREVARROW, BOTH OF THE 340TH UNITED STATES FIGHTER SQUADRON, BUILDING A BASE ..

DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-05. COMMANDING OFFICER AND OFFICERS OF THE 348TH UNITES STATES FIGHTER GROUP PHOTOGRAPHED IN FRONT OF THEIR GROUP HEADQUARTERS

DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-05. LIEUTENANT MARK BOTHUM OF MINNESOTA, USA, GROUP ORDNANCE OFFICER, 348TH UNITED STATES FIGHTER GROUP BASE, ASSEMBLING AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN

DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. CHAPLAIN WARREN J. JENKINS OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, CHAPLAIN OF THE 870TH UNITED STATES AVIATION ENGINEER BATTALION, CONDUCTING CHOIR PRACTICE, WHILE CORPORAL ..

DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. PRIVATE R. C. JONES OF ARLAMNSAS, USA, AND OF THE 870TH UNITES STATES AVIATION ENGINEER BATTALION PROUDLY DISPLAYS THE NEW BORN PUPPIES OF "MAGGIE", THE UNIT ..

DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. VIEW FROM THE CENTRE OF THE NEW LANDING STRIP BUILT BY ENGINEERS OF THE 870TH UNITED STATES AVIATION ENGINEER BATTALION, SHOWING A TIGER CUB AIRCRAFT PARKED ..

DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. PRIVATE R.C. JONES OF ARKANSAS, USA AND OF THE 870TH UNITED STATES AVIATION ENGINEER BATTALION PROUDLY DISPLAYS "MAGGIE", THE UNIT MASCOT AND HER NEW BORN ..

DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-05. DOCK BUILT BY TROOPS OF THE 870TH UNITED STATES AVIATION ENGINEER BATTALION

HMAT Berrima transporting members of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Forces (AN&MEF) to Rabaul

DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. MEMBERS OF THE 870TH UNITED STATES AVIATION ENGINEER BATTALION READING A SIGN OUTSIDE THE MEDICAL DISPENSARY WHICH SAYS: "IT WONT DO YOU ANY GOOD TO REMEMBER ..

DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-07. A DOUGLAS TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT IS THE FIRST LARGE AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON THE NEW STRIP BUILT BY ENGINEERS OF THE 870TH UNITED STATES AVIATION ENGINEER BATTALION. ..