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Tropical Inn
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Soldiers and officers relax in the "Tropical Inn," a tent that has seating and a raised wooden floor, at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). The soldiers are, (left to right) Lieutenant Otto Shild of Gooding, Idaho, Sergeant Bill Howard of La Crosse, Wisconsin, Sergeant Edwin Morse of La Crosse, Wisconsin, Corporal Edward Kukkola of Kelso, Washington, Corporal Frank Schroeder of La Crosse, Wisconsin and Private First Class Dorrison Buros of Viroqua, Wisconsin.
February 3, 1944
Doyle, Robert J., 1914-1995
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Wisconsin Officer and Soldier Looking at Notebook
February 3, 1944
Two Wisconsin servicemen, Lieutenant Colonel Harvey W. Storm of Merrill and Private First Class Dorrison Buros of Viroqua, look at a notebook at the military camp at Saidor, New Guinea (present day...
Wisconsin Paratroopers
September 19, 1943
Wisconsin paratroopers in Port Moresby, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea), pose holding a captured Japanese marine banner and pistol they brought back after cutting off enemy soldiers tryin...
Michigan Soldiers and Captured Japanese Machine Gun
January 18, 1944
Six soldiers from Michigan pose with a captured Japanese gun. It may be a Japanese 12.7-mm (Fixed Mount) Aircraft Machine Gun. The soldiers were stationed at the military camp at Saidor, New Guinea...
Wisconsin Soldiers and Captured Japanese Machine Gun
January 17, 1944
Eight soldiers from Wisconsin pose with a captured Japanese gun. It may be a Japanese 12.7-mm (Fixed Mount) Aircraft Machine Gun. The soldiers were stationed at the military camp at Saidor, New Gui...
Swinging Over Muddy Road
January 22, 1944
Sergeant Walter Schaefer of Port Washington, Wisconsin, swings from a rope over an extremely muddy road just after a truck has just driven through at a military camp at Saidor, New Guinea (present ...
Artillery Group Leaving on Patrol
February 3, 1944
Artillery group leaving on patrol from camp in Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Names: (Front to rear) Private First Class Stanley Prachnaik of Hartford, Connecticut, Lieutenant A...
