| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 014601 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Brown, Norman |
| Place made | New Guinea |
| Date made | 7 April 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NEW GUINEA. THREE AMERICAN AIRMEN RESCUED FROM ALMOST UNDER THE NOSES OF THE JAPANESE AND BROUGHT ...
Description
NEW GUINEA. THREE AMERICAN AIRMEN RESCUED FROM ALMOST UNDER THE NOSES OF THE JAPANESE AND BROUGHT BACK TO AN ADVANCED ALLIED BASE IN NEW GUINEA AFTER TEN MONTHS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NEW BRITAIN. LEFT TO RIGHT; PTE. D.E. BORDNER OF OHIO, PTE. M.C. HUGHES OF TEXAS, AND LIEUT E.C. WALLACE OF CALIFORNIA. IN THESE MONTHS THE AMERICANS PLAYED HIDE AND SEEK WITH JAPANESE PATROLS, LIVED WITH NATIVES, ATE GRASS-HOPPERS, LIZARDS, CATERPILLARS AND GRUBS. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN).