American troops advanced under the cover of M4 Sherman tank 'Lucky Legs II' during mop up operations on Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Mar 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     American troops advanced under the cover of M4 Sherman tank 'Lucky Legs II' during mop up operations on Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Mar 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   111-SC-189099
More on...   
M4 Sherman   Main article  Photos  
Solomon Islands Campaign   Main article  Photos  Maps  
M1 Garand   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 2,816 x 2,161 pixels
Photos at Same Place Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories
Added By C. Peter Chen
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
21 Aug 2011 01:18:07 PM

CHILDHOOD MODEL KIT BOX ART:

This photograph was used by the Aurora Plastic Model Kit Company as the cover for their box art, of the M-4 Sherman tank kit, that was issued in the late 50s early 60s. Have this kit in my model collection I've
always remembered the GI shouldering his M-1

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WW2-Era Place Name Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories
Lat/Long -6.2444, 155.3839
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