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WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MEMBERS OF 2/10TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION STROLL ALONG THE SHORES OF COLLINGWOOD BAY. THIS BATTALION HAS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE FIRST UNIT TO BE MOVED ENTIRELY BY AIR WITH ALL ITS GEAR WHEN IT WAS FLOWN FROM MILNE BAY TO WANIGELA. THIS REPRESENTED AN ADVANCE OF 100 MILES IN ONE HOP FROM THE POINT OF DISTANCE THE BIGGEST ADVANCE MADE BY THE ALLIES IN NEW GUINEA TO THAT STAGE. LEFT TO RIGHT: SERGEANT L. CALNAN, UNKNOWN, PRIVATE M. A. BEAUVOISIN AND CAPTAIN G. HURRAN.
WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MEMBERS OF 3RD BATTALION, 128TH REGIMENT, 32ND U.S. DIVISION ALIGHTING FROM LOCKHEED HUDSON TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT ON A ROUGH RUN WAY ON THE SHORES OF COLLINGWOOD BAY, AS A
WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MEMBERS OF 3RD BATTALION, 128TH REGIMENT, 32ND U.S. DIVISION ALIGHTING FROM A 5TH US ARMY AIR FORCE (USAAF) C-47 TRANSPORT PLANE ON A ROUGH RUN WAY ON THE SHORES OF COLL
WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MEMBERS OF 3RD BATTALION, 128TH REGIMENT, 32ND U.S. DIVISION ALIGHTING FROM A 5TH US ARMY AIR FORCE (USAAF) C-47 TRANSPORT PLANE ON A ROUGH RUN WAY ON THE SHORES OF COLL
WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MEMBERS OF THE 3RD BATTALION, 128TH REGIMENT, 32ND U.S. DIVISION ALIGHTING FROM A 5TH US ARMY AIR FORCE (USAAF) C-47 TRANSPORT PLANE ON A ROUGH RUN WAY ON THE SHORES OF
WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-11. NATIVE CRAFT USED BY 2/10TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION TO TRANSPORT STORES FROM SMALL SHIPS STANDING OUT FROM SHORE. SUPPLIES WERE BROUGHT FROM MILNE BAY FOR THE TROO
WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-11. NATIVE CRAFT USED BY 2/10TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION TO TRANSPORT STORES FROM SMALL SHIPS STANDING OUT FROM SHORE. SUPPLIES WERE BROUGHT FROM MILNE BAY FOR THE TROO
