| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 127520 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10-08. UNITED STATES SERVICEMAN WHO WAS WOUNDED WHEN TWO AMERICAN ...
Description
WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10-08. UNITED STATES SERVICEMAN WHO WAS WOUNDED WHEN TWO AMERICAN LUGGERS BRINGING MEN AND SUPPLIES FROM MILNE BAY WERE BOMBED OFF PONGANI BY A UNITED STATES FIFTH AIR FORCE B-25 WHICH MISTOOK THEM FOR THE ENEMY. LIEUTENANT A. B. FAHNESTOCK, IN CHARGE OF SMALL BOAT OPERATIONS FOR THE COMBINED OPERATIONAL SERVICE COMMAND, AND BYRON DARNTON, A CORRESPONDENT OF "THE NEW YORK TIMES" NEWSPAPER, WERE KILLED. SEVERAL OTHERS WERE WOUNDED AND BROUGHT BACK TO WANIGELA.