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Soldier with Muddy Boots Reading TIME Magazine
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A soldier, Sergeant Robert Witzlsteiner of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, reads TIME magazine with his very muddy boots propped on a box. His rifle is across his lap. The military camp is at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). The jungle is behind him, and his hammock and gear appear on the left.
January 22, 1944
Doyle, Robert J., 1914-1995
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Hammocks in Headquarters Area
January 18, 1944
Hammocks with rain tarps in the tree-shaded Headquarters area of the military camp at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Tents and jeeps are parked in mud. Robert Doyle wrote a capt...
Swinging Over Muddy Road
January 22, 1944
Sergeant Walter Schaefer of Port Washington, Wisconsin, swings from a rope over an extremely muddy road just after a truck has just driven through at a military camp at Saidor, New Guinea (present ...
War Correspondent Leaving for Cape Gloucester
January 11, 1944
War correspondent Murlin Spencer of Associated Press is loaded down with his gear as he prepares to leave Dreger Harbor for Cape Gloucester, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). The jungle is...
Robert Doyle Shaving
January 18, 1944
Robert Doyle shaves while looking in a mirror suspended from a hammock with a rain tarp in the military camp at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Sand bags are stacked to create an...
Wisconsin Soldier Carries a Heavy Load
February 3, 1944
Private First Class Carl Krejci of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, carries a heavy load as he leaves on patrol from camp in Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea), for a week. In addition to ...
Military Truck Driving Through Mud
August 15, 1943
Three soldiers in a truck drive through mud on Kiriwina Island in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Jungle foliage is in the background.
