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AT SEA, 1945-06-08. ENSIGN LA BELLE, CAPTAIN AND MEMBER OF THE CREW OF THE UNITED STATES LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) 640, WHICH CARRIED A SPECIAL DETAIL OF 2/43RD INFANTRY BATTALION TO LABUAN FOR THE OBO...

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AT SEA, 1945-06-08. JOHN R. BODLE, US NAVY, CUTTING THE HAIR OF SERGEANT D. DUTHRIE, 2/43RD INFANTRY BATTALION ABOARD THE UNITES STATES LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST), 640, WHILE EN ROUTE TO LABUAN FOR THEI...

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AT SEA, 1945-06-08. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN J. THWAITES, RAAF (1) AND PRIVATE M. GOLEDGE (2) AND SERGEANT R. ABRAHAM (3) OF 2/43RD INFANTRY BATTALION, HAVING BREAKFAST ABOARD THE UNITED STATES LANDING SHI...

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AT SEA, 1945-06-08. MEMBERS OF 2/43RD INFANTRY BATTALION ATTENDING MESS PARADE WITH THEIR LIFE JACKETS ABOARD THE UNITED STATES LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST), 640, WHILE EN ROUTE FOR LABUAN FOR THEIR PART ...

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AT SEA, 1945-06-08. MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL DETAIL OF 2/43RD INFANTRY BATTALION, ENJOYING THEIR RATIONS ABOARD THE UNITED STATES LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST), 640, DESPITE THEIR UNCOMFORTABLE LIFEJACKETS, ...

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AT SEA, 1945-06-08. MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL DETAIL OF 2/43RD INFANTRY BATTALION, RELAXING, DESPITE BAD WEATHER, ON THE DECK OF THE UNITED STATES LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST), 649, WHICH IS TAKING THEM TO L...

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AT SEA, 1945-06-08. PRIVATE (PTE) L. COX (1), PTE R. GIBBON (2) AND PTE W. NOTTAGE (3) MEMBERS OF 2/43RD INFANTRY BATTALION, CHECKING THEIR WEAPONS ABOARD THE UNITED STATES LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST), 6...

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AT SEA, 1945-06-08. SX9364 LIEUTENANT COLONEL MERVYN RODERICK JEANES, CO 2/43RD INFANTRY BATTALION (2), USING THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM WHILE EN ROUTE TO LABUAN TO GIVE HIS BATTALION THE COMPLETE PLAN...

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AT SEA, 1945-06-08. THE TWIN 40MM BOFORS OF THE UNITED STATES LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST), 640, WHICH IS CARRYING TROOPS OF 2/43RD INFANTRY BATTALION TO LABUAN FOR THEIR PART IN THE OBOE 6 OPERATION. BAL...

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AT SEA, 1945-06-08. THE USS 447, CONVOY ESCORT DESTROYER OF THE US NAVY, PASSING MESSAGES ALONG A LINE TO THE UNITED STATES LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST), 640, WHICH HAS TROOPS OF 2/43RD INFANTRY BATTALION...

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BRITISH NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-11-17. LIEUTENANT D. VALENTINE (RIGHT) ADC TO BRIGADIER W. J. V. WINDEYER DSO ED (LEFT), IN THE STARBOARD BLISTER OF A CATALINA AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT. THE TWO MEN WERE EN R...

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LABUAN. 1945-06-13. BREN GUN POSITION OF THE 2/43RD BATTALION NORTH OF THE AIRFIELD. (UNITED STATES SIGNAL CORPS C.45-19132).

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LABUAN ISLAND. 15 JUNE 1945. A US GUNBOAT, WITH MEMBERS OF 2/43 INFANTRY BATTALION ABOARD APPROACHING AN AREA REPORTED TO BE OCCUPIED BY JAPANESE FORCES.

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LABUAN ISLAND. 15 JUNE 1945. A US GUNBOAT, WITH MEMBERS OF 2/43 INFANTRY BATTALION ABOARD APPROACHING AN AREA REPORTED TO BE OCCUPIED BY JAPANESE FORCES. NOTE THE UNCOVERED GUNS.

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LABUAN ISLAND. 10 JUNE 1945. BODY OF A JAPANESE SNIPER SHOT BY TROOPS OF 2/43 INFANTRY BATTALION.

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LABUAN ISLAND. 10 JUNE 1945. BODY OF A JAPANESE SNIPER SHOT BY TROOPS OF 2/43 INFANTRY BATTALION.

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LABUAN ISLAND. 10 JUNE 1945. BODY OF A JAPANESE SNIPER SHOT BY TROOPS OF 2/43 INFANTRY BATTALION.

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LABUAN ISLAND. 12 JUNE 1945. CAPTAIN M H E C GLOVER, OFFICER COMMANDING D COMPANY, 2/43 INFANTRY BATTALION, USING A WALKIE TALKIE WIRELESS SET TO COMMUNICATE WITH HEADQUARTERS AS MEMBERS OF THE UNIT M...

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LABUAN ISLAND. 12 JUNE 1945. DRIVER A DAY, 2/43 INFANTRY BATTALION, HANDING OUT CHEWING GUM TO THE NATIVE REFUGEES HE IS TAKING TO THE BRITISH BORNEO CIVIL AFFAIRS UNIT COMPOUND.

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LABUAN ISLAND. 10 JUNE 1945. GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, SUPREME COMMANDER, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, AND LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR LESLIE J MORSHEAD, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 1 CORPS...

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