| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1 |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 013751 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Bottomley, Clifford |
| Place made | New Guinea |
| Date made | 7 December 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
NEW GUINEA. A 105MM M-3A1 HOWITZER COMPLETE WITH SPARES, TRACTOR AND AMMUNITION IS UNLOADED ...
Description
NEW GUINEA. A 105MM M-3A1 HOWITZER COMPLETE WITH SPARES, TRACTOR AND AMMUNITION IS UNLOADED SOMEWHERE IN THE BATTLE AREA. THE GUN CREW ALSO CAME WITH THE GUN. PICTURE SHOWS THE CARGO CARRIED BY A BOEING B17F FLYING FORTRESS - THE PLANE CREW, AND THE GUN CREW. THEY ARE (LEFT TO RIGHT). STAFF SERGEANT R.J. SOIK (STEVENS, WIS.): CPL. JOHN POLISHEK (BENTON HARBOUR, MICH): PTE. E.A. BOSTON (TULIA, TEXAS): PTE. N. BARONI, (WALNUT GROVE, CALIF.): PTE. J.E. WILSON (KADOKA, SO. DAKOTA): PRIVATE FIRST CLASS (PFC) DANIEL C. BLUMENSHEIN (ST. JOHN, WASH.), US ARMY: PTE. C.S. KAWALSKI (STEVENS POINT, WIS): LT. H.H. JACKSON, (RAPIDS, WIS) GUN COMMANDER: PTE. A.A. PIECORO. (COLOMBUS, OHIO) PTE. ROYCE L. SHEPHERD (DAWSON, GA) RADIO OPERATOR: STAFF SERGEANT H.B. TEDZAK, (SEATTLE, WASH) ENGINEER: 1ST LT. WILLIAM K. CULP (DENVER, COL) NAVIGATOR: CAPT. R.T. SCHUMACHER (SHAKOPEE, MINN.) PILOT. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).