YAULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-08. ONE OF MANY CHEVROLET TRUCKS CAPTURED FROM THE JAPANESE BY THE ...

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Accession Number 072271
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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YAULA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-08. ONE OF MANY CHEVROLET TRUCKS CAPTURED FROM THE JAPANESE BY THE 57/60TH INFANTRY BATTALION, LOCATED ON A MOUNTAIN NEAR YAULA. THE TRUCKS WERE STRAFED FROM THE AIR AND THE DEAD BODY OF A JAPANESE SOLDIER WAS LOCATED IN THE CABIN OF THIS VEHICLE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- V235913 PRIVATE G. SEVERINO (1); VX142246 CORPORAL S. BORRIE (2); NX154090 PRIVATE A. WILLIAMS (3); V246199 PRIVATE J. SIMMS (4); T27370 PRIVATE M. ARERNE (5).