
Caption | LCVP landing craft circling off Cape Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands while awaiting orders, 1 Nov 1943; note 20mm Oerlikon AA gun; photographed from aboard APA-13 USS American Legion ww2dbase | |||||||||||
Photographer | P. Scheer | |||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps | |||||||||||
Identification Code | USMC 67319 | |||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 1 Nov 1943 | |||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Torokina, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories | |||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||
Added Date | 19 Dec 2008 | |||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". |
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WW2-Era Place Name | Torokina, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories |
Lat/Long | -6.2645, 155.0405 |
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