016371 Accession Number: 016371

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Papua, New Guinea. US marines on the beach at Cape Sudest embark for their big offensive against the Japanese at Cape Gloucester in New Britain. Trucks and Jeep motor vehicles are to be transported on landing ships, tank (LSTs). The censor has whited out the markings identifying each LST.

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Accession Number
016371
Photographer
Gordon Herbert Short
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
30 December 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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