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DREGER HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-06. MEMBERS OF THE 870TH UNITED STATES AVIATION ENGINEER BATTALION READING A SIGN OUTSIDE THE MEDICAL DISPENSARY WHICH SAYS: "IT WONT DO YOU ANY GOOD TO REMEMBER PEARL HARBOUR IF YOU FORGET YOUR ATEBRIN". SHOWN ARE: CORPORAL ROBERT E. WOODALL OF OHIO, USA, (1); PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JAMES T. MOON OF GEORGIA, USA, (2); T/5 JAMES P. HUMPHREY OF OHIO, USA, (3); PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JESSIE L. FLOWERS OF GEORGIA, USA, (4); PRIVATE FIRST CLASS PERCY C. IRBY OF VIRGINIA, USA, (5); PRIVATE HOWARD EVANS OF NORTH CARLONIA, USA, (6); PRIVATE CHESTER SLOAN OF KENTUCKY, USA, (7); T/5 JOSEPH E. JOHNSON OF OHIO, USA, (8).
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
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
