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Puriata River Area, Bougainville. 1944-12-31. Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) gunboats of 2 Australian Corps Headquarters silhouetted in the sunlight during the action.
PURIATA RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-31. TWO LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY GUNBOATS AND A PT BOAT REGAINING FORMATION AFTER SHELLING ENEMY INSTALLATIONS IN THE TOKO RIVER SECTOR DURING A JOINT NA
PURIATA RIVER, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-31. ALLIED LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY GUNBOATS RETURNING TO PORT AFTER STRAFING JAPANESE COASTAL POSITIONS DURING A COMBINED NAVAL - AIR FORCE OPERATION AGAINST
PURIATA RIVER, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-31. ALLIED LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY GUNBOATS PREPARING TO MAKE A RAPID STRIKE AGAINST JAPANESE COASTAL POSITIONS DURING A COMBINED NAVAL - AIR FORCE ATTACK ON
PURIATA RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-31 SX23588 SECOND LIEUTENANT THOMAS HENRY FARRELL, PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, HEADQUARTERS 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS, WEARING A SPECIAL AMERICAN STEEL HELMET
PURIATA RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-31. NX56998 LIEUTENANT W.D. MARTIN, 4TH MILITARY HISTORY FIELD TEAM ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS WEARING A SPECIAL AMERICAN STEEL HEL
PURIATA RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-31. AN AMERICAN PT BOAT DRAWING ALONGSIDE AN AMERICAN LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY GUNBOAT DURING THE COMBINED NAVAL - AIR FORCE OPERATIONS AGAINST THE JAPAN
