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PURIATA RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-31. NX56998 LIEUTENANT W.D. MARTIN, 4TH MILITARY HISTORY FIELD TEAM ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS WEARING A SPECIAL AMERICAN STEEL HELMET WHILE ABOARD AN AMERICAN LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY GUNBOAT.
PURIATA RIVER AREA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-31 SX23588 SECOND LIEUTENANT THOMAS HENRY FARRELL, PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, HEADQUARTERS 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS, WEARING A SPECIAL AMERICAN STEEL HELMET
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. A 40MM BOFORS AA DUAL PURPOSE GUN ON AN AMERICAN LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY GUNBOAT FIRING ON ENEMY POSITIONS DURING A COMBINED NAVNAVAL - AIR FORCE OPERATI
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.
Puriata River Area, Bougainville. 1944-12-31. A 3 inch 50 calibre Dual Purpose Gun on a modified United States Landing Craft Infantry gunboat firing on Japanese positions in the area during a combined
