070517 Accession Number: 070517

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Private First Class Thomas J. Hendrix of Tulsa, Oklahoma, an American serviceman (at left) assisting Gunner Frank Chapman (probably VX15478 Gunner Frank Chapman, 2/4th Field Regiment ) in unloading a case from a truck at Ward’s Drome (Wards Airfield), Port Moresby.

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Accession Number
070517
Photographer
Sergeant W B Stuckey
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c February 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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