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FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-11. PERSONNEL OF B COMPANY, ACTING AS ARMED ESCORTS FOR THE NATIVE CARRIERS TAKING SUPPLIES TO THE PLATEAU FOR THE 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION, WADING ACROSS THE FARIA RIVER. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: QX54747 PRIVATE A. W. SPLETTER (1); QX2503 SERGEANT J. BOWLING (2).
FARIA VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-11. PERSONNEL OF B COMPANY, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION ENGAGED IN ARMED ESCORT DUTIES FOR THE NATIVE CARRIERS TAKING SUPPLIES TO THEIR UNIT, PAUSE FOR A SMOKE BEFORE CO
FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-11. QX17602 PRIVATE GRAHAM, AN ESCORT FROM B COMPANY AND NATIVE CARRIERS APPROACHING A CROSSING ON THE FARIA RIVER ON THEIR WAY TO THE FRONT LINE WITH SUPPLIES FOR NO.
FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-11. NATIVE CARRIERS, LOADED WITH RATIONS AND AMMUNITION FOR NO. 11 PLATOON, B COMPANY, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION CROSSING THE FARIA RIVER JUST ABOVE GUY'S POST.
FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-11. NATIVE CARRIERS, LOADED WITH RATIONS AND AMMUNITION FOR NO. 11 PLATOON, B COMPANY, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION CROSSING THE FARIA RIVER JUST ABOVE GUY'S POST.
FARIA RIVER, RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-18. MEMBERS OF D COMPANY, 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION HAULING A BIG LOG INTO POSITION TO BE USED AS A BRIDGE ACROSS THE FARIA RIVER JUST BELOW THE "PLATEAU".
FARIA RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-20. A MEMBER OF THE 2/9TH INFANTRY BATTALION WADING THROUGH THE FAST FLOWING FARIA RIVER ON HIS WAY TO THE FRONT LINE.
