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USMC 63280 Bougainville Operation, November 1943

Bougainville Operation, November 1943
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Title: Bougainville Operation, November 1943
Caption: Bougainville Operation, November 1943. Corporal William Coffron, USMC, fires at a sniper on Puruata Island, during landing operations in Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, November 1943. He was covering Marine gun positions firing from Puruata on Torokina Island nearby. Photo by Captain P. O'Sheel.
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Catalog #: USMC 63280
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Photo by Captain P. O'Sheel.
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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