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AITAPE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-13. VX22598 LIEUTENANT P C BEENIE, READING HIS MAIL ON HIS RETURN TO CAMP WITH "JOCK FORCE". "JOCK FORCE" WAS A PATROL OF TWO OFFICERS AND TEN MEN OF THE 2/2ND INFANTRY BATTALION LED BY NX122980 CAPTAIN A J MARSHALL, THE ONE ARMED OFFICER IN CHARGE, WHICH SPENT 40 DAYS BEHIND THE JAPANESE LINES RECONNOITRING THE AREA.
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Format: 3x4"
Support: Nitrate
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