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Photograph 062026 Second World War, 1939-1945DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. FIRST LIEUTENANT DELBERT C. HURD OF NEBRASKA, USA, AND OF THE 870TH UNITED STATES AVIATION ENGINEER BATTALION, POSING IN A "DIGGER'S HAT".

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DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. MEDICAL DISPENSARY OF THE 870TH UNITED STATES AVIATION ENGINEER BATTALION. SHOWN ARE: CAPTAIN DAVID J. COHEN OF PENNSYLVANIA, USA, (1); CAPTAIN WILLIAN J. MURCKO OF CONNECTICUT, USA, (2); LIEUTENANT JOHN M. LINNEMANN, DENTAL OFFICER, OF NEW JERSEY, USA, (3); LIEUTENANT ALBERT SCHNITT, ADJUTANT, OF CALIFORNIA, USA, (4).
DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. FIRST LIEUTENANT DELBERT C. HURD OF NEBRASKA, USA, AND OF THE 870TH UNITED STATES AVIATION ENGINEER BATTALION, POSING IN A "DIGGER'S HAT".

FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-09. SURVEYORS OF THE 870TH UNITED STATES ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION SURVEYING THE LEVELS FOR A NEW ROAD BETWEEN DREGER HARBOUR AND THE NEW AIRSTRIP. SHOWN ARE: L

DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. PRIVATE R.C. JONES OF ARKANSAS, USA AND OF THE 870TH UNITED STATES AVIATION ENGINEER BATTALION PROUDLY DISPLAYS "MAGGIE", THE UNIT MASCOT AND HER NEW BORN PUPPI

DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. PRIVATE R.C. JONES OF ARKANSAS, USA, AND OF THE 870TH UNITED STATES AVIATION ENGINEER BATTALION PROUDLY DISPLAYS "MAGGIE", THE UNIT MASCOT AND HER NEW BORN PUPP

DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. PRIVATE R. C. JONES OF ARLAMNSAS, USA, AND OF THE 870TH UNITES STATES AVIATION ENGINEER BATTALION PROUDLY DISPLAYS THE NEW BORN PUPPIES OF "MAGGIE", THE UNIT MA

DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. CHAPLAIN WARREN J. JENKINS OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, CHAPLAIN OF THE 870TH UNITED STATES AVIATION ENGINEER BATTALION, CONDUCTING CHOIR PRACTICE, WHILE CORPORAL JESTE
