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United States Army General Douglas MacArthur walking to the flag bridge on USS Nashville to observe landing operations at Hollandia in Humboldt Bay, New Guinea, 22 Apr 1944.

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Caption     United States Army General Douglas MacArthur walking to the flag bridge on USS Nashville to observe landing operations at Hollandia in Humboldt Bay, New Guinea, 22 Apr 1944. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Hollandia, New Guinea, Dutch East Indies
Date 22 Apr 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps via navsource.org
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   SC 192648
 
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Photos on Same Day 22 Apr 1944
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 2,980 x 3,816 pixels



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