TINIAN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-18. NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES ARMY PERSONNEL GETTING INTO A NATIVE ...

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Accession Number 094152
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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TINIAN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-18. NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES ARMY PERSONNEL GETTING INTO A NATIVE CANOE ON SHORE FOR TRANSFER TO THE RESCUE VESSEL ML1327, A MOTOR LAUNCH USED BY THE ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU. THE MEN HAD BEEN PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE 1942-03-08 AND WERE ORIGINALLY CAPTURED AT BANDOENG IN JAVA.