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Caption | Men of 163rd Infantry Regiment hit the beach from Higgins boats during the invasion of Wadke Island, New Guinea, 18 May 1944 ww2dbase | |||||
Date | 18 May 1944 | |||||
Photographer | Kent Rooks | |||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||
Identification Code | 111-SC-190968 | |||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||
Photo Size | 1,370 x 1,119 pixels |
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2. Matt West says:
19 May 2010 10:11:30 AM
Yeah, thank God the pin is still in. Funny what happens when your getting shot at.
19 May 2010 10:11:30 AM
Yeah, thank God the pin is still in. Funny what happens when your getting shot at.
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19 May 2010 10:11:10 AM
Looks like someone dropped a Mark II frag grenade.