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80-G-205700 Bougainville, Solomon Islands

Bougainville, Solomon Islands
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Title: Bougainville, Solomon Islands
Caption: Army troops land on Bougainville on 5 January 1944, to reinforce U.S. Marines on the Island. Landing craft have had parent ship hull numbers blacked out for security purposes. Note members of Marine machinegun unit watching the soldiers come ashore.
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Catalog #: 80-G-205700
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Wed, Jan 05, 1944
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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