American soldiers cross a river on outrigger canoes, aided by native islanders, at New Britain in September 1944
U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, from the collection of the National WWII Museum
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American soldiers cross a river on outrigger canoes, aided by native islanders. "Patrol uses native canoes to cross inlet on New Britain." New Britain. September 1944.
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1944-09-
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Items from the service of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, consisting of photographs of the 161st Signal Photographic Company Combat Unit #10 which served on Espiritu Santos, Guadalcanal, New Britain, New Guinea, Noemfor, Leyte, Samar and Luzon.
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New Britain
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Soldiers--American--New Britain
Outrigger canoes--New Britain