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Royal Papuan Constabulary
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The Royal Papuan Constabulary stands at attention with their weapons in the Port Moresby area, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). The constabulary was a national police force with jurisdiction throughout all of New Guinea. They played a significant role resisting the Japanese occupation during World War II. Their uniforms consist of lava lavas (kilts) and ammunition belts.
January 1943
Doyle, Robert J., 1914-1995
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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.
Paratroopers
September 5, 1943
Paratroopers at a Drome (airfield) near Port Moresby, preparing to take off for a landing at Nadzab near Lae. Lae is a Japanese-held airfield in New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). One soldi...
Warplane Tail Art
December 1, 1943
Skull and bombs tail art on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator warplane at New Guinea Airfield near Port Moresby, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). A soldier is sitting in the gun door. A Repub...
War Correspondent in Combat Suit
September 29, 1943
Bob Eunson of Associated Press at Port Moresby, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea), dressed in a "combat suit." He is wearing a pack on his back and carries a machete.
Motor Pool Dispatcher
November 30, 1943
Motor Pool Dispatcher Sergeant Alex Petro of Racine, Wisconsin, fuels a jeep near Port Moresby, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). He is a member of the 245th Bomb Group (B-25) Squadron.
Laundry Duty
November 30, 1943
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, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). ...
