The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Dutch New Guinea. An Australian bomb disposal squad went in with the first American wave during the attack on Japanese base at Wakde Island. Sergeant V. Kay of Manly, NSW, advances through wrecked coconut palms.
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. 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
Wakde Island, Dutch New Guinea. An Australian bomb disposal squad seeking unexploded bombs during the Wakde Island attack.
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
Dutch New Guinea. American troops advance through demolished Japanese installations during the attack on Wakde Island off coast. Numbers of discarded 44 gallon drums litter the foreground.
Toem, Dutch New Guinea. American troops rest during Wakde Island operations in front of a wrecked native hut in the village formerly occupied by the Japanese.
