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Photograph 017431 Second World War, 1939-1945New Guinea. A US patrol in the Aitape area move up along a beach across the mouth of a river to contact trapped Japanese in the area.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
New Guinea. US infantry rest in front of their tanks after patrol activity on a beach in the Aitape area.
New Guinea. A US patrol in the Aitape area move up along a beach across the mouth of a river to contact trapped Japanese in the area.

WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-07-18. MEMBERS OF A JUNGLE PATROL FROM B COMPANY, 2/1 INFANTRY BATTALION ARRIVING AT THE BEACH CAMP FROM YARABOS FOR A FEW DAYS WELL-EARNED REST.

Japanese corpses burnt by campfire after being killed by patrol in the Aitape Wewak campaign, Aitape Wewak Area, New Guinea.
AITAPE, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-23. US TROOPS ON A CORDUROY TRACK THROUGH THE JUNGLE SHORTLY AFTER THE INVASION IN THE AITAPE AREA. THE TRACK IS CONSTRUCTED OF WOODEN POLES TIED TOEGETHER.

Aitape, New Guinea. Portrait of Private (Pte) George Maxwell of Moonee Ponds, Vic, and Pte Alan Evans of Sydney, NSW, enjoy a brief respite after patrol duty in the Aitape area.

AITAPE, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-23. RAAF SUPPLIES AND STORES IN BIVOUAC AREA AFTER THEY HAD BEEN LANDED FROM LANDING SHIP TANKS IN WHICH RAAF GROUND FORCES TRAVELLED TO AITAPE.
