Close-up photo of pieces of a Japanese flamethrower to be used for weapons analysis at an New Britain in August 1944

U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, from the collection of the National WWII Museum
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Close-up photo of pieces of a Japanese flamethrower to be used for weapons analysis. "Captured Japanese flame throwers are analyzed for weapons comparison." New Britain. August 1944.

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1944-08-
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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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Flamethrowers--New Britain