079111 Accession Number: 079111

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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-14. A JEEP AND TRAILER OF THE 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION CROSSING ROBERTS BRIDGE ON THE TRACK BACK TO CAMP. NOTE ROBERTS RIDGE WAS NAMED AFTER VX37706 WARRANT OFFICER II, H. ROBERTS, NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT, WHO CARRIED OUT EXTENSIVE PATROL WORK IN THE AREA.

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Accession Number
079111
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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