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USMC 67383 Bougainville Invasion, 1943

Bougainville Invasion, 1943
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Title: Bougainville Invasion, 1943
Caption: Bougainville Invasion, 1943. USS LST-398 unloading supplies, equipment and mail on a Bougainville beach, November 10, 1943. Original USMC caption states: "Japanese artillery hit the ship on the same day the photo was taken, killing an officer and five crew members." Note LVT coming ashore in center. Photographed by Private A.N. James, 3rd Marine Division.
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Catalog #: USMC 67383
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Photographed by Private A.N. James, 3rd Marine Division.
Original Date: Wed, Nov 10, 1943
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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