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80-G-252865 Wakde Operation, New Guinea, May 1944.

Wakde Operation, New Guinea, May 1944.
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Title: Wakde Operation, New Guinea, May 1944.
Caption: Men of the 1st Battalion, 163rd infantry, embarking on landing craft to go our to transporters at Aitape, New Guinea, circa 16 May 1944. They are on their way to the assault on Wakde Island and the adjacent New Guinea coast.
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Catalog #: 80-G-252865
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Tue, May 16, 1944
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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