| Caption | Â Â Â | 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 | Â Â Â | P. Scheer | ||||||||||
| Source | Â Â Â | ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps | ||||||||||
| Identification Code | Â Â Â | USMC 67319 | ||||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | Â | 1 Nov 1943 | ||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Â | Torokina, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories | ||||||||||
| Added By | Â | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||
| Added Date | Â | 19 Dec 2008 | ||||||||||
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| Licensing | Â | 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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