BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-14. A JEEP AND TRAILER OF THE 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION CROSSING ...

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Accession Number 079111
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-02-14. A JEEP AND TRAILER OF THE 61ST INFANTRY BATTALION CROSSING ROBERTS BRIDGE ON THE TRACK BACK TO CAMP. NOTE ROBERTS RIDGE WAS NAMED AFTER VX37706 WARRANT OFFICER II, H. ROBERTS, NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATION UNIT, WHO CARRIED OUT EXTENSIVE PATROL WORK IN THE AREA.