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NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-10. TWO AUSTRALIANS OF NO. 3 BOMB DISPOSAL UNIT RAAF WHO HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR AMERICAN DECORATIONS FOR THEIR WORK IN BOMB DISPOSAL. THEY ARE: 263536 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT R. TAYLOR, TENTERFIELD, NSW (SILVER STAR), LEFT, AND 50061 CORPORAL A. F. NIXON, FLEMINGTON, VIC (BRONZE STAR) TAKING A JAPANESE BOMB APART TO REMOVE THE EXPLOSIVE.
NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-10. THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF NO. 3 BOMB DISPOSAL UNIT RAAF, 263536 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT R. TAYLOR OF TENTERFIELD, NSW, DEFUSING AN UNEXPLODED BOMB ALTHOUGH THE
Dutch New Guinea. An Australian bomb disposal squad went in with the first American wave during the attack on Japanese base at Wakde Island. Advancing are Corporal R. Baptist of Sydney, NSW, Flight Li
Flight Lieutenant R. Taylor of Tenterfield, NSW, defuses an unexploded bomb on Kamari airstrip, Noemfoor Island.
NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-10. ALTHOUGH THE NOTICE SAYS "DANGER UNEXPLODED BOMB, SAFETY DISTANCE 100 YARDS" PERSONNEL OF NO. 3 BOMB DISPOSAL UNIT RAAF ARE DIGGING UP A MINE WHICH HAS B
Dutch New Guinea. An Australian bomb disposal squad went in with the first American wave during the attack on Japanese base at Wakde Island. Advancing are Corporal R. Baptist of Sydney, NSW, Flight Li
Dutch New Guinea. On Wakde's airstrip these Australian members of a disposal squad inspect the remains of a Japanese bomber aircraft. Left to right: Corporal R. Baptist of Sydney, NSW; Sergeant V. Kay
