070106 Accession Number: 070106

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NX153290 Signalman (Sig) Charles Lyal Owen Bell, VX141659 Sig Leslie Thomas Frederick Knorpp and V76017 Sig Patrick Ryan of the 57/60th Infantry Battalion find heavy going in trailing forward a large roll of signal wire in thick jungle near Ketoba in the Ramu Valley.

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Accession Number
070106
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
29 January 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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