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127-GW-983-78436: Battle of Cape Gloucester, New Britain, December 1943-January 1944

127-GW-983-78436: Battle of Cape Gloucester, New Britain, December 1943-January 1944. Confessional. First woman to confess her sins to the “white” father was the wife of the catechist from Rabaul. Soon there were others and as their faith grew, they brought their children to be baptized. Photographed by Fitzgerald, 12 March 1944. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/7/9).
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Caption: Battle of Cape Gloucester, New Britain, December 1943-January 1944. Confessional. First woman to confess her sins to the “white” father was the wife of the catechist from Rabaul. Soon there were others and as their faith grew, they brought their children to be baptized. Photographed by Fitzgerald, 12 March 1944. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/7/9).
Accession #: 127-GW-983-78436
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