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USS Growler departing Brisbane, Queensland, Australia with her freshly refitted replacement bow, 5 May 1943. Note deck gun forward of the conning tower when it had been aft prior to this refit.MGen A. Vandegrift, Col M Edson, 2Lt M. Paige, and Plt. Sgt. J. Basilone at US 1st Marine Division Medal of Honor ceremony, Balcombe, Australia, 21 May 1943, photo 1 of 2MGen A. Vandegrift, Col M Edson, 2Lt M. Paige, and Plt. Sgt. J. Basilone at US 1st Marine Division Medal of Honor ceremony, Balcombe, Australia, 21 May 1943, photo 2 of 2US Ambassador Nelson Johnson, Lady Gowrie, John Curtin, Douglas MacArthur, Governor General Lord Gowrie, and Frank Forde, Australia, 8 Jun 1943
USS Growler departing Brisbane, Queensland, Australia with her freshly refitted replacement bow, 5 May 1943. Note deck gun forward of the conning tower when it had been aft prior to this refit.MGen A. Vandegrift, Col M Edson, 2Lt M. Paige, and Plt. Sgt. J. Basilone at US 1st Marine Division Medal of Honor ceremony, Balcombe, Australia, 21 May 1943, photo 1 of 2MGen A. Vandegrift, Col M Edson, 2Lt M. Paige, and Plt. Sgt. J. Basilone at US 1st Marine Division Medal of Honor ceremony, Balcombe, Australia, 21 May 1943, photo 2 of 2US Ambassador Nelson Johnson, Lady Gowrie, John Curtin, Douglas MacArthur, Governor General Lord Gowrie, and Frank Forde, Australia, 8 Jun 1943
Code talkers Private 1st Class Preston Toledo and Private 1st Class Frank Toledo, cousins, of US 11th Marine Regiment at Ballarat, Australia, Jul 1943Ed Dyess, Melvyn McCoy, Douglas MacArthur, and Stephen Mellnik in Brisbane, Australia, 30 Jul 1943Jim Helton, engineer of B-17 bomber USS Bowfin prior to her first war patrol, 16 Aug 1943, Brisbane, Australia.
Code talkers Private 1st Class Preston Toledo and Private 1st Class Frank Toledo, cousins, of US 11th Marine Regiment at Ballarat, Australia, Jul 1943Ed Dyess, Melvyn McCoy, Douglas MacArthur, and Stephen Mellnik in Brisbane, Australia, 30 Jul 1943Jim Helton, engineer of B-17 bomber 'Sally', posing with a rebuilt A6M3 Zero fighter, Eagle Farm Airport, Brisbane, Australia, 12 Aug 1943; 'Sally' in backgroundUSS Bowfin prior to her first war patrol, 16 Aug 1943, Brisbane, Australia.
Mechanics working on the engine of P-39D Airacobra ‘Shrimp’ at the maintenance complex at Townsville, Australia, late 1943.Rear Admiral Ralph Christie, Commander of Submarine Operations in the Southwest Pacific Area, reading the Presidential Citation to the captain and crew of USS Bowfin, Fremantle, Australia, Dec 1943.Submarine USS Bowfin arriving at Fremantle, Australia, probably from her second war patrol in Dec 1943.WAAF personnel cheering at the RAAF and WAAF swimming carnival at the Valley baths, Brisbane, Australia, 12 Dec 1943
Mechanics working on the engine of P-39D Airacobra ‘Shrimp’ at the maintenance complex at Townsville, Australia, late 1943.Rear Admiral Ralph Christie, Commander of Submarine Operations in the Southwest Pacific Area, reading the Presidential Citation to the captain and crew of USS Bowfin, Fremantle, Australia, Dec 1943.Submarine USS Bowfin arriving at Fremantle, Australia, probably from her second war patrol in Dec 1943.WAAF personnel cheering at the RAAF and WAAF swimming carnival at the Valley baths, Brisbane, Australia, 12 Dec 1943
St PaulChief Justice of Victoria, Australia Edmund Herring shaking hands with Major General C. E. M. Lloyd, Melbourne, Australia, 2 Feb 1944Westward view of No. 12 Prisoner of War compound, Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, 4 Feb 1944USS Saratoga at Ocean Pier, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Mar 1944
St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, Australia, late Dec 1943Chief Justice of Victoria, Australia Edmund Herring shaking hands with Major General C. E. M. Lloyd, Melbourne, Australia, 2 Feb 1944Westward view of No. 12 Prisoner of War compound, Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, 4 Feb 1944USS Saratoga at Ocean Pier, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Mar 1944
Boomerang fighter John Curtin and Douglas MacArthur at Fairbairn Airbase, Canberra, Australia, 18 Mar 1944Cruiser USS Nashville arriving in Sydney harbor, Australia, 18 Jul 1944. Note the OS2U Kingfisher float planes on her catapults and her new Measure 33, Design 21D paint scheme.Officers of the staff of Admiral Bruce Fraser meeting for the first time, Melbourne, Australia, 13 Dec 1944
Boomerang fighter 'Sinbad II' of No. 5 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force in flight over Mareeba, Queensland, Australia, 15 Mar 1944; pilot was Lieutenant A. W. B. ClareJohn Curtin and Douglas MacArthur at Fairbairn Airbase, Canberra, Australia, 18 Mar 1944Cruiser USS Nashville arriving in Sydney harbor, Australia, 18 Jul 1944. Note the OS2U Kingfisher float planes on her catapults and her new Measure 33, Design 21D paint scheme.Officers of the staff of Admiral Bruce Fraser meeting for the first time, Melbourne, Australia, 13 Dec 1944

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