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BAKA BAKA, VELLA LAVELLA, BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS PROTECTORATE. 1943-09-17. NEW ZEALAND SOLDIERS OF THE 14TH BRIGADE LAND TO RELIEVE THE AMERICAN 35TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 25TH DIVISION. THE NEAREST ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-17. GROUP PORTRAIT OF OFFICERS OF 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALION. THE UNIT IS LOCATED AT SIAR PLANTATION. LEFT TO RIGHT: FRONT ROW: VX114134 CAPTAIN (CAPT) J. L. HOCKING; ..

GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1942-08-08. FOUR JAPANESE NAVAL AIR FORCE MITSUBISHI G4M (BETTY) BOMBERS COME IN VERY LOW THROUGH HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT FIRE TO ATTACK US TRANSPORTS (NOT VISIBLE). TWO ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-14. TROOPS OF NO. 13 PLATOON, C COMPANY, 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALION LINED UP OUTSIDE THEIR TENTS DURING AN INSPECTION. THE UNIT IS LOCATED AT SIAR PLANTATION. RIGHT TO ..

Portrait of Simogun Pita, a New Guinea native coastwatcher, armed with a M1 Carbine. In the 1960's he served as Assistant Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Police in the Territory of Papua and New ..

NEW GUINEA. A WRECKED JAPANESE PATROL BOAT AT THE MOUTH OF THE KAPUGARA RIVER. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

EMIRAU, ST MATTHIAS GROUP. 1944-03-20. SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT BEING BROUGHT ASHORE FROM LANDING CRAFT TO SUPPORT THE US MARINE LANDING FORCE. THE VEHICLES NEAREST THE CAMERA ARE LANDING VEHICLE ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-17. THE ORDERLY ROOM STAFF OUTSIDE THEIR TENT AT HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALION. THE UNIT IS LOCATED AT SIAR PLANTATION. LEFT TO RIGHT: VX102891 LANCE ..

BOUGAINVILLE. C. 1944. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THREE DOUGLAS SBD DAUNTLESS DIVE BOMBER AIRCRAFT PASSING THE ACTIVE VOLCANO OF MOUNT BAGANA ON A BOMBING OPERATION AGAINST KAVIENG. (NAVAL HISTORICAL ..

MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-06-17. VX106327 LIEUTENANT R. L. MATHEWS, ADJUTANT (LEFT), AND NX114337 LIEUTENANT F. J. NORRIE OUTSIDE THEIR OFFICE AT HEADQUARTERS, 58/59TH INFANTRY BATTALION

SEGI, NEW GEORGIA. BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS PROTECTORATE. C.1944. GUARDED BY NATIVE POLICE, A JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR TAKES A BATH IN THE STOCKADE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

NEW GEORGIA ISLAND. C.1944. MEMBERS OF THE FIRST FIJI INFANTRY BATTALION MANNING A VICKERS .303 INCH MEDIUM MACHINE GUN IN A CAMOUFLAGED EMPLACEMENT. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)