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Soldiers of the 163rd Infantry Regiment of US 41st Infantry Division on the beach of Wakde, Dutch New Guinea, 18 May 1944

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Caption     Soldiers of the 163rd Infantry Regiment of US 41st Infantry Division on the beach of Wakde, Dutch New Guinea, 18 May 1944 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Wakde, Dutch New Guinea, Dutch East Indies
Date 17 May 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   SC 190499
 
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Photos on Same Day 17 May 1944
 
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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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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 2,829 x 2,772 pixels



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