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Rescued after living ten and 14 months respectively with natives in New Britain, three American aviators and an Australian were welcomed at a New Guinea base. Left to right (marked with crosses) Pte Dale E. Bordner of Ohio, Pte. M C Hughes of Texas, Lt Eugene D Wallace of California and Pte. John Leslie Stokie, a coastwatcher and member of the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, of Colac, Victoria.
NEW GUINEA. THREE AMERICAN AIRMEN RESCUED FROM ALMOST UNDER THE NOSES OF THE JAPANESE AND BROUGHT BACK TO AN ADVANCED ALLIED BASE IN NEW GUINEA AFTER TEN MONTHS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NEW BRITAIN. LEFT T
A Catalina aircraft rescued three United States airmen and one Australian Army private of the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles (NGVR) from Japanese held New Britain. Identified personnel: Private J Stokie
1942-07-17. U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE PERSONNEL EXAMINE TROPHIES OF THEIR STAY IN NEW GUINEA. LEFT TO RIGHT: 2ND LIEUT. STEPHEN A. STARR OF GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA; STAFF SGT JACK ROBERTS OF KINGSTON, PEN
NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU FIGHTING. AN AMERICAN OBSERVATION POST ON THE SIDE OF MOUNT TAMBU. IN THE POST THE MUD WAS EIGHTEEN INCHES DEEP. LEFT TO RIGHT:- SGT. ROB. TOBEY, OF EUGENE, OREGON, SGT. DANIEL
KELANOA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-03-04. PICTURED ALONGSIDE A JEEP ARE CORPORAL GORDON S. BRADLEY, OF MASSACHUSETTS (1); CORPORAL VALLE F. O'DONNELL, OF OHIO (2); AND LIEUTENANT W.W. DIBBLE, OF COLUMBIA, SOUT
New Guinea. Using a stretcher as a table, left to right: Staff Sergeant Robert Ward of Pennsylvania, Pte Ralf Rebber of Indiana, Corporal Robert Kopp of Ohio, and Pte Walter Koch of Ohio, enjoy themse
