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077517 Accession Number: 077517

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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-06. TROOPS OF THE 15TH INFANTRY BATTALION ABOARD A FERRY DRIVEN BY TWO JEEPS, WHICH CROSSES THE TARGESSI RIVER DURING THEIR ADVANCE TO TAKE OVER THE POSITIONS OCCUPIED BY THE 1ST BATTALION, 129TH UNITED STATES REGIMENT IN THE JABA RIVER AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- QX38987 PRIVATE ATHERINOS (1); QX51453 CORPORAL TAYLOR (2).

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Accession Number

077517

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white

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Whole

Item Count

1

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Copyright expired - public domain

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