US Marines displaying a captured Japanese flag, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, late Jan 1944

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Caption     US Marines displaying a captured Japanese flag, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, late Jan 1944 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name New Britain, Australian New Guinea
Date 30 Jan 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 640 x 356 pixels



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1. david castillo says:
31 Jan 2011 01:27:29 PM

i like this,ilive in a country in war but,even there place to dream and believe in a best place,and i

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