FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-10-01. LIEUTENANT GENERAL H. HYAKUTAKE, COMMANDER 17 ...

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Accession Number 097644
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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FAURO ISLAND, BOUGAINVILLE AREA. 1945-10-01. LIEUTENANT GENERAL H. HYAKUTAKE, COMMANDER 17 JAPANESE ARMY, SEATED IN A CARRYING CHAIR, TALKING TO JAPANESE TROOPS ON ARRIVAL AT FAURO ISLAND. ALL JAPANESE MEDICAL CASES FROM THE BUIN AREA ARE BEING EVACUATED TO THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED HOSPITAL ON FAURO ISLAND. THE EVACUATION WAS ARRANGED BY HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS.