| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 076733 |
| 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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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMONS. 1944-11-01. TROOPS OF THE 3RD DIVISION AND ATTACHED TROOPS ...
Description
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMONS. 1944-11-01. TROOPS OF THE 3RD DIVISION AND ATTACHED TROOPS CLIMBING DOWN NETS DRAPED OVER THE SIDE OF THE LIBERTY SHIP, LINDLEY M. GARRISON INTO AMERICAN LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY (LCI) FOR TRANSPORT TO THE BEACH. SEEN ARE: SX2663 LIEUTENANT E.E. SMITH, MILITARY HISTORY SECTION (1); MR W. RINK, AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY (2); VX55304 MAJOR F.G.B. PULLEN, ED, PERMANENT PRESIDENT COURTS MARTIAL (3); NX34952 CHAPLAIN F.H. GALLAGHER (4); NX92920 LIEUTENANT C.C. OLD ALLIED TRANSLATOR AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (5); CORPORAL E.R. WITHERS (6) WARRANT OFFICER II, E.H. YEATMAN (7).