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FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-09. A 40 MM BOFORS ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN MANNED BY THE TROOPS OF B BATTERY, 102ND UNITED STATES COAST ARTILLERY (ANTI-AIRCRAFT) BATTALION, PROTECTING TROOPS OF THE 808TH UNITED STATES ENGINEER BATTALION AND THE 60TH UNITED STATES NAVAL CONSTRAUCTION BATTALION WHO ARE JOINTLY BUILDING A NEW BOMBER AIRSTRIP ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DREGER HARBOUR. SHOWN ARE, LEFT TO RIGHT: CORPORAL K. M. NEAL OF NEW YORK, USA; PRIVATE A. L. DORRIS OF LOUISIANA, USA; CORPORAL J. H. LOWERY OF NEW YORK, USA; PRIVATE J. G. FRAGIPANI OF HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY, USA.
FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-09. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS J. H. WILLIS OF DELEWARE, USA, (LEFT) AND PRIVATE H. H. NOAKES OF WEST VIRGINIA, USA, (RIGHT) OF B BATTERY, 102ND UNITED STATES COAST ARTI
Finschhafen, New Guinea. 1943-11-09. A 40 mm Bofors M1 anti aircraft gun crew of the 870th United States Engineer Aviation Battalion on the alert protecting personnel constructing a road between Drege
FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-09. GENERAL VIEW OF THE NEW BOMBER AIRSTRIP BEING CONSTRUCTED JOINTLY BY THE 808TH UNITED STATES ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION AND THE 60TH UNITED STATES NAVAL CONS
FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-09. PARTIALLY MADE ROAD FROM LANGEMAK BAY TO DREGER HARBOUR WHICH RUNS PARALLEL WITH THE EASTERN END OF THE NEW BOMBER AIRSTRIP BEING BUILT JOINTLY BY THE 808TH U
FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-09. PARTIALLY MADE ROAD FROM LANGEMAK BAY TO DREGER HARBOUR WHICH RUNS PARALLEL WITH THE EASTERN END OF THE NEW BOMBER AIRSTRIP, BEING BUILT JOINTLY BY THE 808TH
FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-09. SURVEYORS OF THE 808TH UNITED STATES ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION AND THE 60TH UNITED STATES NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION, SURVEYING THE LEVELS FOR A NEW BOMBE
