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BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-12. A MORTAR CREW OF D COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION, CLEANING THEIR WEAPONS WHILE WAITING FOR A REPORT ON ENEMY POSITIONS FROM A PATROL. THE MEN ARE IN A WEAPON PIT IN THE COMPANY PERIMETER, WEST OF THE MIVO RIVER. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SERGEANT E.L. PEAREN (1); SERGEANT J. WEBB (2); PRIVATE V.C. CARTER (3).
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-14. PRIVATE R.H. HODBY, D COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION, SPLITTING A LOG TO RE-INFORCE A WEAPON PIT AGAINST JAPANESE SHELLING IN THE COMPANY POSITIONS, WEST OF THE MIVO RIVER.
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-14. PRIVATE N.A. BLUNDELL, D COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION, CLEANING A JAPANESE 6.5MM TYPE 96 LIGHT MACHINE-GUN CAPTURED WHEN JAPANESE ATTACKED THE COMPANY POSITION WEST OF THE
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-14. LIEUTENANT J.W. SINCLAIR, D COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION, WHO WAS LATER KILLED IN ACTION, WRITING OUT HIS PATROL REPORT OUTSIDE HIS TWO-MAN TENT IN THE COMPANY POSITIONS, W
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-14. TROOPS OF D COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION DIGGING IN AT A COMPANY POSITION WEST OF THE MIVO RIVER. THE TROOPS IN THE BACKGROUND ARE SPLITTING TIMBER FOR LOGGING IN THEIR WEA
MIVO RIVER, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-18. MAJOR OTSU, AND SUPERIOR PRIVATE TAKESHITA, FLAG BEARER, MEMBERS OF A SURRENDER ENVOY RETURN TO LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER IMPERIAL JAPANESE 17 ARMY G
JABA RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-18. D COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION SUPPORT TROOPS BEING LANDED SOUTH OF THE RIVER FROM A BARGE OPERATED BY THE 42 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY. IDENT
