017167 Accession Number: 017167

Description

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 to landing ship, tank (LST).

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Accession Number
017167
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

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