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BUNA-GONA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MEMBERS OF 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY CROSSING ONE OF MANY CREEKS BETWEEN WANIGELA AND PONGANI, ACTING AS ADVANCE PARTY DURING THE FIRST MOVE FORWARD WHICH WAS TIMED TO BRING THE UNITED STATES FORCES IN THE AREA INTO POSITION ALONG THE COAST TO ATTACK THE JAPANESE STRONGHOLD. SIMULTANEOUSLY THE AUSTRALIANS WERE BEATING THE ENEMY BACK DOWN THE OWEN STANLEY TO WAIROPI. THE COMPANY WAS THE ONLY UNIT TO COMPLETE THE MARCH.
NEW GUINEA, 1942-10. MEMBERS OF THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY CROSSING ONE OF THE MANY CREEKS BETWEEN WANIGELA AND PONGANI, DURING A MOVE FORWARD WHICH WAS TO BRING THE U.S. FORCES IN THIS
BUNA-GONA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. TROOPER (TPR) M. HUGHES AND TPR DRUMMOND FROM THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY MOVE THROUGH THE JUNGLE FROM WANIGELA TO PONGANI DURING THE COMPANY'S ARDUOU
BUNA-GONA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. TROOPER PETER DANNE, (HE LATER BECAME CORPORAL AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN BALIKPAPAN, 1945-07-01) AND CORPORAL G. HOLMAN FROM THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COM
BUNA-GONA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. TROOPER M. HUGHES FROM THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY MOVES THROUGH THE JUNGLE FROM WANIGELA TO PONGANI DURING THE COMPANY'S ARDUOUS MARCH.
WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10-15. AMERICAN TROOPS OF 128TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 32ND UNITED STATES DIVISION, ON THE FIRST STAGE OF THE DIVISION'S MOVE ON BUNA. IT WAS PLANNED THAT THE DIVISION AND THE 2
WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. AMERICAN TROOPS OF 2ND BATTALION, 128TH UNITED STATES INFANTRY, EMBARKING ON LUGGERS BOUND FOR PONGANI DURING THE PRELIMINARY ALLIED MOVEMENT ON THE JAPANESE HELD BUNA-G
