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ULEBILUM RIDGE, YAMIL SECTOR, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-08. PARACHUTES FALLING ON BILL DROPPING ZONE STRIP WHERE THEY ARE UNFASTENED BY ARMY PERSONNEL AND TRANSPORTED TO THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS STORE BY ..

Lieutenant (Lt) E B Russell, A Company, 42 Infantry Battalion with members of his rescuing patrol and Pilot Officer (PO) D H Trim. Identified personnel, left to right are:- QX62989 Private (Pte) ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-12. A 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE TRACTOR TRAIN. IT CONSISTS OF A NEW LIGHT TYPE RUBBER TYRED TRACTOR TO WHICH JEEP TRAILERS ARE ATTACHED. THESE TRACTOR TRAINS OPERATE UP TO FORWARD ..

BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-14. TROOPS OF D COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION DIGGING IN AT A COMPANY POSITION WEST OF THE MIVO RIVER. THE TROOPS IN THE BACKGROUND ARE SPLITTING TIMBER FOR LOGGING IN THEIR ..

ULUPU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-09. A 75 MILLIMETRE GUN OF 2/1 TANK ATTACK REGIMENT BEING HAULED ALONG ULUPU RIDGE BY 30 NATIVES. IT WAS MANNED BY 18 PLATOON, D COMPANY, 2/5 INFANTRY BATTALION WHO ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-12. THE EXTERIOR OF THE NEW CHAPEL AT HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS. IT WAS OPENED WITH A CONFIRMATION SERVICE CONDUCTED BY CHAPLAIN GENERAL C.L. RILEY, CHURCH OF ENGLAND, ..

PIVA AIRSTRIP TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-12. SIDE VIEW SHOWING HOW LIEUTENANT KINNA FITTED HIS MOVIE CAMERA INTO THE BELLY TANK OF THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE CORSAIR IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ..

PIVA AIRSTRIP, TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-12. SQUADRON LEADER W.A. HARDHAM, ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE, TAKING OFF IN A CORSAIR WITH LIEUTENANT KINNA'S MOVIE CAMERA FITTED IN THE BELLY TANK ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-15. COMPETITORS UNDER THE CAMOUFLAGE NET DURING THE OBSTACLE RACE. THE MEN ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE COMBINED ALLIED SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING AT GLOUCESTER OVAL ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-15. SERGEANT J. HART, UNITED STATES MARINE AIR GROUP 25 (1), WINNING THE MILE RACE AT THE COMBINED ALLIED SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING AT GLOUCESTER OVAL ARRANGED BY ..

CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-02. STORE SHEDS IN USE AT 2/22 SUPPLY DEPOT PLATOON. THERE ARE 6 SHEDS MEASURING 20 BY 100 FEET; 2 SHEDS MEASURING 20 BY 220 FEET, AND ONE SHED MEASURING ..

PALMALMAL PLANTATION, JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-06-06. CRAFTSMAN V. RYAN, 1 INFANTRY TROOPS WORKSHOP PAINTING AN ARMY NUMBER OF A FINISHED JEEP. IT IS THE FINAL STATE OF 'WILLOW RUN', AN ..