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SC 185994 Nadzab Airfield, near Lae, New Guinea. An Australian "Digger" and a U.S. Army Paratrooper meet at Nadzab on 6 September 1943.

Nadzab Airfield, near Lae, New Guinea. An Australian "Digger" and a U.S. Army Paratrooper meet at Nadzab on 6 September 1943.
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Title: Nadzab Airfield, near Lae, New Guinea. An Australian "Digger" and a U.S. Army Paratrooper meet at Nadzab on 6 September 1943.
Caption: Nadzab Airfield, near Lae, New Guinea. An Australian "Digger" and a U.S. Army Paratrooper meet at Nadzab on 6 September 1943. The day before, the U.S. paratroops and Australian soldiers had taken the field in a surprise assault by land and air, in conjuction with landings at Lae, about a dozen miles to the East. The "Digger" is armed with an Owen 9mm submachine gun.
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Catalog #: SC 185994
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Mon, Sep 06, 1943
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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