017187
Photograph 017187 Second World War, 1939-1945Wakde Island, Dutch New Guinea. American troops charging past a wounded man receiving medical aid during the assault on the Japanese base on Wakde Island, 125 miles west of Hollandia.
017184 Accession Number: 017184
Description
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.
Details
Accession Number
017184
Photographer
Acting Corporal Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim) Fitzpatrick MBE
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
26 May 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
Conflicts
Units
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