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80-G-207839: Bougainville Campaign, November 1943-August 1945

80-G-207839: Bougainville Campaign, November 1943-August 1945. Machine-gun bullets, outline grave of Marine paratrooper buried on the spot where he was killed on Hallzapoppin Ridge, Bougainville. Near the crude cross marking, the grave is a flag and rifle. A bullet-ridden helmet and mess gear are also on the grave. Photograph released January 14, 1944. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/06/21).
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Caption: Bougainville Campaign, November 1943-August 1945. Machine-gun bullets, outline grave of Marine paratrooper buried on the spot where he was killed on Hallzapoppin Ridge, Bougainville. Near the crude cross marking, the grave is a flag and rifle. A bullet-ridden helmet and mess gear are also on the grave. Photograph released January 14, 1944. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/06/21).
Accession #: 80-G-207839
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