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FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-21. ONE OF MANY BATTLE SIGNS IN THE FINSCHHAFEN AREA, THIS SIGN RECORDS THE 65 MILE ADVANCE OF THE 22ND INFANTRY BATTALION FROM LAE TO LANGEMAK BAY, AND CLEARING OF ENEMY FROM THE LAE TO MAPE RIVER COASTAL BELT. FOLLOWING THE CAPTURE OF DREGER HARBOUR AND LOGAWENG IN TEN DAYS ADVANCE OVER DIFFICULT TERRAIN, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE 20TH INFANTRY BRIGADE ATTACKING FINSCHHAFEN NORTH OF THIS POINT.
FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-21. ONE OF MANY BATTLE SIGNS IN THE FINSCHHAFEN AREA, THIS SIGN RECORDS THE PASSING OF THE 22ND INFANTRY BATTALION IN THE COASTAL PUSH FROM LAE TO FINSCHHAFEN.
DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-03. FIRST LIEUTENANT JOHN F. BOYSEN OF THE 870TH UNITED STATES AVIATION ENGINEER BATTALION PEGGING THE SITE FOR A NEW BRIDGE ACROSS THE MAPE RIVER, NEAR LANGEMAK BA
FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-20. ONE OF MANY BATTLE SIGNS IN THE FINSCHHAFEN AREA, THIS SIGN RECORDS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE 2/13TH, 2/15TH, 2/17TH AND 2/43RD INFANTRY BATTALIONS IN MAIN OPERAT
SCARLET BEACH, FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-13. ONE OF MANY BATTLE SIGNS IN THE FINSCHHAFEN AREA, THIS SIGN RECORDS THE LANDING BY THE 20TH INFANTRY BRIGADE GROUP.
FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-20. TWO OF MANY BATTLE SIGNS IN THE FINSCHHAFEN AREA, THE SIGN TO THE LEFT RECORDS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE 2/13TH, 2/15TH, 2/17TH AND 2/43RD INFANTRY BATTALIONS, FO
FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-20. TWO OF MANY BATTLE SIGNS IN THE FINSCHHAFEN AREA, THE SIGN TO THE LEFT RECORDS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE 2/13TH, 2/15TH, 2/17TH AND 2/43RD INFANTRY BATTALIONS, FO
