Two full barracks bags and random boots litter the shore after the invasion of Talesea, 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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Two full barracks bags and random boots litter shore after the invasion of Talesea. "Unclaimed barracks bags on beach after invasion of Talesea Airport, New Britain." Talesea, 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.
Geography:
Talasea
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-5.333
Longitude:
150.017
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
War casualties--New Britain
Barracks--American--New Britain