| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 097758 |
| 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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MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-10. JAPANESE TROOPS WITH THE NEWLY ARRIVED SHIPMENT OF ...
Description
MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-10. JAPANESE TROOPS WITH THE NEWLY ARRIVED SHIPMENT OF JAPANESE STORES AND CLOTHING FROM THEIR HEADQUARTERS AT RABAUL. THEY ARE SORTING THE CLOTHING WHICH THEY WERE GLAD TO RECEIVE AS MOST OF THEM WERE WITHOUT BOOTS AND CLAD ONLY IN FILTHY RAGS. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN DURING A TOUR OF INSPECTION OF THE JAPANESE COMPOUND BY MAJOR E.S. OWENS, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT AND QUARTERMASTER GENERAL, HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION.