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Publication Information
| Creator | United States. Army |
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| Date Created | 1942 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 25 x 20 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Jackson-Stevens-Morris family papers, 1795-1968 |
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| Call Number | PH 4025.72 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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The Buna Campaign
1942
Three members of the much-decorated 32nd Division manning a machine gun emplacement in New Guinea. They are, left to right: Lawrence Leishman of Peoria, Illinois; Corporal Rodney C. Reimar of Mani...
Mortar Fire in New Guinea
January 2, 1943
Sergeant Peter Merkel, a member of the 32nd Division from Milwaukee, firing a mortar somewhere in New Guinea.
Robert Doyle and Indigenous Man
January 7, 1943
Text attached to a print made from the negative reads, "This photo of me with a Papuan native carrier was made near Buna early in January. This fellow with his shorts is a bit overdressed. Most of ...
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.
Christmas in New Guinea
January 3, 1943
Corporal Frank Abrashinsky of Sheboygan, somewhere in New Guinea, opening his Red Cross Christmas package.
War Correspondents in Jeep
September 4, 1943
War correspondents in Port Moresby wait in the back of a jeep the night before a paratroop landing near Lae, a Japanese-held airfield in New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea).
