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Red Cross Facilities 2
"Red Cross facilities -[one of] 2 images." On sign over pathway: "American Red Cross Recreation Hall"
Red Cross Facilities 1
"Red Cross facilities - [one of] 2 images"
Japanese Surrender, Waiting 2
"Excited US Soldiers awaiting the arrival of the 2 Japanese 'Betty Bombers,' bringing the Jap envoy members to be transferred to a US C-54 for the long flight to Manila" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Surrender Bombers. The afternoon of August 19, all…
Japanese Surrender, Waiting 1
"Watching for the arrival of the 2 Jap Betty Bombers bring(ing) the preliminary Envoy to arrange the surrender"
Dobodura Jungle 1
"New Guinea Jungle - our first experience wth real jungle 17th Recon Sqdn" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Into the Tropic Jungle. On November 16, Hill's squadron boarded the Liberty ship SS John Steinmetz in Milne Bay and sailed north to Dobodura, which…
Milne Bay Dock Area
"The dock area at Milne Bay" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Milne Bay Wharf. Because there was no campsite for Hill's squadron when they arrived on November 4, and because commanders wanted to release the USS General John Pope to return to the States,…
First View of New Guinea
"Copy of the first view of New Guinea as the SS Gen John Pope arrived" From "Darkroom Soldier": "The Wharf of Milne Bay, November 4, 1943. Here, in August, 1942, an attack by Japanese naval forces had been repulsed by Australian infantry defending…
Aerial, Bomb Bursts
"Bomb bursts at some small Dutch New Guinea coastal Barrio"
Aerial, Strafing Splashes
"Strafing splashes at a small Japanese boat"
Aerial, North Coast of N.G. 2
"Reconnaissance Photo - North Coast of New Guinea. Trucks & Bldgs under palm trees, roadway and log bridge"