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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-24. SX1442 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL G.R. MATTHEWS, COMMANDING OFFICER, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION (1) SHAKING HANDS WITH LIEUTENANT-COLONEL J.F. RYNESKA, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2ND BATTALION, 132ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, UNITED STATES ARMY (2) AS THE AUSTRALIAN UNIT TAKES OVER THE FRONT LINE POSITIONS OCCUPIED BY THE AMERICAN UNIT ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE LARUMA RIVER AT THE FOOT OF THE PIATERAPAIA AND SISIVA TRAILS.
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-24. AUSTRALIAN ARMY OFFICERS BEING BRIEFED BY AMERICAN ARMY OFFICERS PRIOR TO THE AUSTRALIANS TAKING OVER THE FRONT LINE POSITIONS OCCUPIED BY THE AMERICANS ON THE LEFT BA
TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-30. TX2002 BRIGADIER J. FIELD, DSO, ED, COMMANDING, 7TH INFANTRY BRIGADE (2) ACCOMPANIED BY SX1442 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL G.R. MATTHEWS, COMMANDING OFFICER, 9TH
TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-30. TX2002 BRIGADIER J. FIELD, DSO, ED, COMMANDING, 7TH INFANTRY BRIGADE (2) ACCOMPANIED BY SX1442 LIEUTENANT COLONEL G.R. MATTHEWS, COMMANDING OFFICER, 9TH
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-25. TROOPS OF A COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION CROSSING A LOG BRIDGE OVER THE LARUMA RIVER NEAR THE BATTALION HEADQUARTERS AS THEY MOVE FORWARD TO TAKE OVER THE FRONT LIN
TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-30. TX2002 BRIGADIER J. FIELD, DSO, ED, COMMANDING OFFICER, 7TH INFANTRY BRIGADE (3), ACCOMPANIED BY SX1442 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL G.R. MATTHEWS, COMMANDING OFF
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-23. MEMBERS OF D COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION CLIMBING PAST A FALLEN TREE ON THE NARROW PIATERAPAIA TRACK AS THE UNIT MOVES INTO THE FORWARD AREAS TO TAKE OVER POSITION
