A soldier evaluating coastal defenses at 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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A soldier looks over the edge of a small cliff, apparently evaluating coastal defenses. "Coastal defense positions are prepared for possible counterattack, New Britain." 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
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--New Britain
Inspections--New Britain
Forts & fortifications--New Britain