The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Dutch New Guinea. Americans struggle ashore through the swirling sea water at Toem on the coast. Toem was a stepping stone to the Japanese held island of Wakde.
Dutch New Guinea. Amphibian equipment comes ashore from a landing ship, tank (LST) during the American capture of Toem on the coast. This landing was the prelude to capture of the Japanese held island
Dutch New Guinea. After the landing at Toem, Americans soon had artillery pounding away at Japanese held Wakde Island.
Dutch New Guinea. Bulldozers make a reinforced runway for heavy equipment to come ashore from a landing ship, tank (LST) after American troops had seized Toem, during operations which resulted in the
Dutch New Guinea. American troops pass along a shell shattered beach at Toem during operations which resulted in the fall of Japanese held Wakde Island.
Dutch New Guinea. Americans carry equipment on to the beach at Toem shortly after landing during Wakde Island operations. In the foreground troops are filling sandbags to make a reinforced runway out
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.
