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YULE ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-11/20. THE AM1939, A MOTOR VESSEL OF THE 1ST MARINE FOOD SUPPLY PLATOON COVERING THE 70 MILE JOURNEY BETWEEN PORT MORESBY AND THE ISLAND. TRAVELLING AT HALF SPEED, THE DISTANCE WAS COVERED IN UNDER 7 HOURS. THE VESSEL HAS A CRUISING RANGE OF 500 MILES WITH A CAPACITY TO TRANSPORT 2 1/2 TONS OF FISH REFRIGERATED AT 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE TWO OUTRIGGER POLES HAVE BEEN POSITIONED TO TROLL FOR MACKEREL.
YULE ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-20/11. CORPORAL L GILBERT, 1ST MARINE FOOD SUPPLY PLATOON (1), COXSWAIN OF THE AM1939, WHICH CARRIES FISH TO PORT MORESBY, DISPLAYNG TWO FINE MACKEREL CAUGHT BY TROLLI
YULE ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1944-11TH TO 20TH MAY. PRIVATE WATERSON, 1ST MARINE FOOD SUPPLY PLATOON (1), WITH BURE-AIHI (2), HIS NATIVE ASSISTANT, HOLDING A SCOOP CONTAINING FISH FROM ONE OF THE FISH TRA
YULE ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, C. 1944-05-16. PRIVATE WATERSON, 1ST MARINE FOOD SUPPLY PLATOON, WHO CLEARS FISH TRAPS REGULARLY, DISPLAYS A LARGE GROPER TAKEN FROM ONE OF THE TRAPS.
YULE ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1944-11TH TO 20TH MAY. VX90586 LIEUTENANT W.R. BURGESS, OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, 1ST MARINE FOOD SUPPLY PLATOON (1), DISCUSSION WITH HIS MEN THE PLANS FOR A DIESEL DRIVEN 90 FOOT RE
YULE ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-18/17. MEMBERS OF THE 1ST MARINE FOOD SUPPLY PLATOON DISPLAYING A 9 FOOT CROCODILE. THEY HAVE BEEN SHOOTING CROCODILES FROM THE CANOPY OF A LANDING CRAFT WHICH IS TRAV
Yule Island, New Guinea. c. 1944-05-15. Members of 1 Marine Food Supply Platoon after a fruit gathering expedition loading bananas aboard their vessel for delivery to hospitals and casualty clearing s
