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Swinging Over Muddy Road
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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 day Papua New Guinea). At least four soldiers are riding in the truck. Waiting on the pole for his turn is Sergeant Armond Lackas of Hartford, Wisconsin. A tent is on the right.
January 22, 1944
Doyle, Robert J., 1914-1995
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Soldier with Muddy Boots Reading TIME Magazine
January 22, 1944
A soldier, Sergeant Robert Witzlsteiner of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, reads TIME magazine with his very muddy boots propped on a box. His rifle is across his lap. The military camp is at Saidor, New Gui...
Piper Cub and Pilot on Saidor Airstrip
February 4, 1944
Pilot Staff Sergeant James P. Baldwin of Houston, Texas, poses standing with his Piper Cub at the Saidor Airstrip, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea).
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...
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...
Hammocks in Headquarters Area
January 18, 1944
Hammocks with rain tarps in the tree-shaded Headquarters area of the military camp at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Tents and jeeps are parked in mud. Robert Doyle wrote a capt...
Tropical Inn
February 3, 1944
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) Lieuten...
