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FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-23. 39 JAPANESE WERE KILLED IN THE INITIAL LANDING ON SCARLET BEACH. IN THE FOREGROUND CAN BE SEEN A MASS GRAVE CONTAINING FIVE OF THE DEAD SOLDIERS, WHILE IN THE BACKGROUND MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 532ND UNITED STATES BOAT AND SHORE REGIMENT EXAMINE A JAPANESE LANDING BARGE.
FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-23. THIRTY NINE JAPANESE WERE KILLED DURING THE INITIAL LANDING ON SCARLET BEACH. IN THE CENTRE OF THE PICTURE CAN BE SEEN A JAPANESE GRAVE WHILE IN THE BACKGROUN
SCARLET BEACH, FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-13. THE SIGN TO THE RIGHT MARKS THE POINT OF THE ATTEMPTED JAPANESE INVASION. TWO WRECKED JAPANESE BARGES LIE IN THE BACKGROUND. THE BARGES IN THE
FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-23. TEMPORARY BOARD ERECTED OVER THE MASS GRAVE OF TEN JAPANESE SOLDIERS UNKNOWN, WHO WERE KILLED DURING THE LANDINGS ON SCARLET BEACH.
CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-06-25. LANDING BARGE OF THE 532ND ENGINEER BOAT AND SHORE REGIMENT, UNITED STATES FORCES. SHOWING TROOPS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION CARRYING ROLLS OF WIRE NETTING ASHORE TO LAY O
CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-06-25. LANDING BARGE OF THE 532ND ENGINEER BOAT AND SHORE REGIMENT, UNITED STATES FORCES, SHOWING TROOPS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION CARRYING ROLLS OF WIRE NETTING ASHORE TO LAY O
CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-06-25. TROOPS OF THE 532ND ENGINEER BOAT AND SHORE REGIMENT. UNITED STATES FORCES, UNLOADING AMMUNITION FROM A LANDING BARGE DURING COMBINED INVASION EXERCISES WITH THE 9TH AUSTRALIA
