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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-31. TROOPS OF "D" COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION CAMOUFLAGING THEIR FOXHOLES WITH BANANA LEAVES AT A FORWARD POSITION ON THE MAWARAKA- MOSIGETTA ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL J. DORE (1); PRIVATE R. CAVANAGH (2); PRIVATE R.V. SMART (3); PRIVATE S. MATTHEWS (4); PRIVATE A. POLINI (5).
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-31. QX61611 PRIVATE W.S. KEVIN, D COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION, DIGGING HIS FOXHOLE FOR THE NIGHT AMONG THE BANANA PALMS DURING THE BATTALION ADVANCE ALONG THE MAWARAKA
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-31. TROOPS OF D COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION DIGGING IN FOR THE NIGHT AFTER A SUCCESSFUL OUTFLANKING MOVEMENT AGAINST THE JAPANESE FORCES ALONG THE MOSIGETTA ROAD. IDEN
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-31. MEMBERS OF A PATROL FROM D COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING UP TO A UNIT FORWARD POSITION ON THE MOSIGETTA ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE HURDEN (1); P
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-27. PERSONNEL OF THE 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION, CARRYING FULL PACKS, RESTING AFTER PLOUGHING THROUGH HEAVY MUD ON THE MAWARAKA- MOSIGETTA ROAD. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- Q10
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-01-31. QX54832 STAFF SERGEANT D.R. HUGHES, "C" COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION ERECTING A SIGN ON A TREE AT MAKATOWA VILLAGE DURING HIS BATTALION ADVANCE ALONG THE MAWARAKA-
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-01-24. PERSONNEL OF "D" COMPANY, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION DISEMBARKING FROM BARGES IN THE MAWARAKA AREA AS THEY PREPARE TO RELIEVE TROOPS OF "D" COMPANY, 42ND INFANTRY BATTALION
