017162
Photograph 017162 Second World War, 1939-1945Dutch New Guinea. American troops pass along a shell shattered beach at Toem during operations which resulted in the fall of Japanese held Wakde Island.
017171 Accession Number: 017171
Description
Dutch New Guinea. Private Edmund Vallera of Connecticut, replaces a Japanese sign with an American notice after taking over from the Japanese on Toem Island during the Wakde campaign.
Details
Accession Number
017171
Photographer
Acting Corporal Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim) Fitzpatrick MBE
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
17 May 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
Conflicts
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