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Enemy Cannon
September 29, 1943
Robert Doyle seated on a Japanese cannon in Buna, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). The Battle of Buna-Gona took place between November 16th, 1942 and January 2nd, 1943.
Robert Doyle and Captain Money
November 5, 1943
Robert Doyle and Australian Captain William (Bill) A. Money, chat on Goodenough Island, in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). In the background are two soldiers, a jeep and...
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.
War Correspondents
August 31, 1943
Group portrait of war correspondents at Port Moresby, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Robert Doyle is in the center.
Cemetery at Buna
September 10, 1943
Crosses in the cemetery at Buna. Buildings and tents are in the background among trees. The American Forces lost 798 soldiers, and the Australians lost 2,700, in the Buna-Gona Campaign. It was repo...
War Correspondent in B-24 Warplane
November 13, 1943
Robert Doyle in a Consolidated B-24 Liberator warplane during the Alexishafen strike. Alexishafen was a Japanese occupied airbase located on the northeast coast of New Guinea (present day Papua New...
