
Caption | Men of US 3rd Marine Division disembarking onto the invasion beach at Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 1 Nov 1943 ww2dbase | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps via Wikimedia Commons | ||||||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||||||
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Photo Size | 638 x 352 pixels | ||||||||
Photos on Same Day | 1 Nov 1943 | ||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Torokina, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories | ||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
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". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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WW2-Era Place Name | Torokina, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories |
Lat/Long | -6.2435, 155.0401 |
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