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JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-17. 41 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY PERSONNEL, THE CREW OF AB2027 GETTING THEIR BARGE SHIPSHAPE FOR THE NEXT TRIP AFTER ARRIVING AT THEIR HOME BASE FROM WIDE BAY. SAPPER W.J. GALT (1), AND SAPPER D. BURNS (2), ARE CLEANING TWO 303 ANTI AIRCRAFT GUNS, THE ONLY ARMAMENT CARRIED.
JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-17. THE CREW OF BARGE AB2027, MEMBERS OF 41 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY, ENJOYING A CUP OF COFFEE AFTER A TRIP FROM WIDE BAY, A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 80 MILES. IDENTI
JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-17. SAPPER W.J. GALT (1), AND SAPPER MCCUTCHEON (2), 41 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY PERSONNEL, RE-FUEL TANKS FROM 44 GALLON DRUMS ABOARD THE BARGE AB2027 AT THEIR HOME BA
JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-17. 41 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY PERSONNEL USE A PORTABLE POWER PUMP ABOARD THE BARGE AB2027 TO SWAB DOWN THE DECKS, THEIR LAST TASK BEFORE A WELL EARNED REST. IDENTIFI
JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-17. MEMBERS OF 41 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY CLEANING MUD FROM THE BARGE AB2027, ACCUMULATED ON THE BARGE DECK DURING THE TRANSPORTATION OF INFANTRYMEN AND TRUCKS. THEY
JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-17. MEMBERS OF 41 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY ON THE BARGE AB2027 AS THE VESSEL APPROACHES THE BEACH HEAD AFTER AN 80 MILE RUN FROM WIDE BAY.
JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-17. SAPPER MILLER, MECHANIC AND ENGINEER, 41 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY, CHECKS OVER THE STARBOARD MOTOR BEFORE GOING OFF DUTY. IT IS ONE OF FOUR V8 FORD THORNYCROFT ENG
