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Chief Censor

Date: 07 14 1943
Description: Colonel B. Tormey, Chief Censor — Southwest Pacific Area, sits in his well-lighted office at Camp Cable, near Brisbane, Australia. Robert Doyle's articles ...
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Three Boys Building Roof

Date: 08 12 1943
Description: Three indigenous boys building a roof out of what appears to be palm fronds at Combat Team Headquarters on Kiriwina Island, in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea ...
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Youth Weaving Roofing

Date: 08 12 1943
Description: An indigenous youth weaves roofing for military buildings on Kiriwina Island in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea).
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She's Waiting, Take Atabrine

Date: 08 15 1943
Description: Private Leopold Blaha, a barber from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, looks at a poster with a pretty woman depicted on it that urges the soldiers to take their Atabr...
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Village on Kiriwina Island

Date: 08 15 1943
Description: View of the backyards of several dwellings in an indigenous village on Kiriwina Island in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea).
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Soldier Taking a Shower

Date: 08 16 1943
Description: Private Clarence Charneski, Surgical Technician-Medical Detachment, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, takes an improvised outdoor shower under a bucket at a militar...
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Airfield Aid Station

Date: 08 22 1943
Description: Major Howard Pagel (left) of Ladysmith, Wisconsin, and Captain Walter King (right) of Waco, Texas, stand together in front of the airfield aid station at t...
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Doyle Filling Jeep with Gasoline

Date: 09 05 1943
Description: A smiling Robert Doyle holds the nozzle to the gas pump with one hand and gives the "thumbs up" sign with the other at the Kangaroo Korner Gas Station near...
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Cemetery at Buna

Date: 09 10 1943
Description: Crosses in the cemetery at Buna. Buildings and tents are in the background among trees. The American Forces lost 798 soldiers, and the Australians lost 2,7...
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Interior of Sad Shack

Date: 09 29 1943
Description: The interior of the "Sad Shack" at Camp Cable, near Brisbane, Australia. Two men are standing and two men are sitting in chairs. Personal items such as por...
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Portrait of Betty James

Date: 10 20 1943
Description: Indoor portrait of Betty James, Brisbane, Australia.
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Ale and Quail Club

Date: 10 22 1943
Description: Lieutenant Colonel Harry J. Bullis of Portland, Michigan, poses next to the sign for the "Ale and Quail Club" on a military base in Port Moresby, Australia...
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Army Brothers

Date: 1943
Description: A rickety ladder serves (Sergeant) Technician 4th Grade John Duray (left), and his brother, Staff Sergeant Isador Duray, both of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, in the...
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Twins at Lister Bag

Date: 11 04 1943
Description: Twin soldiers, Corporal John Kellner (left) and Private First Class Bob Kellner (right) of Milwaukee get a drink at the lister bag, in the camp on Goodenou...
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Major and Indigenous Man

Date: 11 05 1943
Description: Major Austin Henry of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, poses with an indigenous man in front of the medical tent at the military camp on Woodlark Island, in the Solom...
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Military Laundry

Date: 11 30 1943
Description: Elevated view of the Rough Raider Squadron Laundry, serving 100 customers a day. Eight soldiers can be seen, some working, some watching, and one soldier c...
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Laundry Customers

Date: 11 30 1943
Description: Motor Pool Dispatchers Sergeant Alex Petro of Racine, Wisconsin, and Sergeant Joe Nicolazzi of Kenosha, Wisconsin, chat while waiting for their clothing at...
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Laundry Duty

Date: 11 30 1943
Description: Corporal Jim Hiner of Lincoln Park, Michigan, hangs pants on a clothesline while on laundry duty at the Rough Raider Squadron Laundry, near Port Moresby, N...
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Navigator

Date: 12 02 1943
Description: Navigator Lieutenant Fred Radtke of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, poses while perched on the side of a jeep. The base is near Port Moresby, New Guinea (present day...
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General MacArthur Greets a Soldier

Date: 12 14 1943
Description: Four Star General Douglas MacArthur greets a soldier during a tour on Goodenough Island, in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Sol...

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