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War Correspondent Leaving for Cape Gloucester
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War correspondent Murlin Spencer of Associated Press is loaded down with his gear as he prepares to leave Dreger Harbor for Cape Gloucester, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). The jungle is in the background.
January 11, 1944
Doyle, Robert J., 1914-1995
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Warships Near Cape Gloucester
December 26, 1943
Elevated view, perhaps from an American Cruiser, of warships leaving the base heading for the bombardment of Cape Gloucester, New Britain, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea), before the mari...
Warships Near Cape Gloucester
December 26, 1943
Elevated view looking down towards deck of an American cruiser leaving the base heading for the bombardment of Cape Gloucester, New Britain, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea), before the ma...
Two Sailors on Warship
December 26, 1943
Two sailors on an American cruiser returning to base after the bombardment of Cape Gloucester. The bombardment took place before the marine landing. One sailor is wearing radio headphones. Cape Glo...
War Correspondents
August 31, 1943
Group portrait of war correspondents at Port Moresby, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Robert Doyle is in the center.
Robert Doyle on Tank Landing Ship
January 2, 1944
Robert Doyle on a LST (Landing Ship, Tank) after the landing at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). He has binoculars in his hands.
Dice Game at Military Air Base
January 25, 1944
Soldiers play a crap game at an air base near Port Moresby, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea).
