BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-24. SX1442 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL G.R. MATTHEWS, COMMANDING OFFICER, 9TH ...

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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-11-24. SX1442 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL G.R. MATTHEWS, COMMANDING OFFICER, 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION (1) SHAKING HANDS WITH LIEUTENANT-COLONEL J.F. RYNESKA, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2ND BATTALION, 132ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, UNITED STATES ARMY (2) AS THE AUSTRALIAN UNIT TAKES OVER THE FRONT LINE POSITIONS OCCUPIED BY THE AMERICAN UNIT ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE LARUMA RIVER AT THE FOOT OF THE PIATERAPAIA AND SISIVA TRAILS.