Two intelligence and reconnaissance soldiers clear out a small native village probably during training 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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Two intelligence and reconnaissance soldiers clear out a small native village with thatched roofs, probably during training. "I & R patrol checks out native village, Northern New Britain." New Britain. September1944.
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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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Huts--New Britain
Thatched roofs--New Britain
Military reconnaissance--American--New Britain