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PURIATA RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-31. TWO LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY GUNBOATS AND A PT BOAT REGAINING FORMATION AFTER SHELLING ENEMY INSTALLATIONS IN THE TOKO RIVER SECTOR DURING A JOINT NAVAL - AIR FORCE OPERATION IN THE AREA.
PURIATA RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-31. AMERICAN ARMY PERSONNEL FIRING A BOFORS 40MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN ON ENEMY SHORE INSTALLATIONS FROM AN LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY DURING A JOINT NAVAL - A
PURIATA RIVER, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-31. ALLIED LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY GUNBOATS RETURNING TO PORT AFTER STRAFING JAPANESE COASTAL POSITIONS DURING A COMBINED NAVAL - AIR FORCE OPERATION AGAINST
PURIATA RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-31. AN AMERICAN PT BOAT DRAWING ALONGSIDE AN AMERICAN LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY GUNBOAT DURING THE COMBINED NAVAL - AIR FORCE OPERATIONS AGAINST THE JAPAN
PURIATA RIVER, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-31. ALLIED LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY GUNBOATS PREPARING TO MAKE A RAPID STRIKE AGAINST JAPANESE COASTAL POSITIONS DURING A COMBINED NAVAL - AIR FORCE ATTACK ON
Puriata River, Bougainville. 1944-12-31. An Allied Landing Craft Infantry gunboat returning to base after taking part in a combined Naval - Air attack on Japanese positions on the Toko River.
Puriata River Area, Bougainville. 1944-12-31. Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) gunboats of 2 Australian Corps Headquarters silhouetted in the sunlight during the action.
