Australian soldiers covering dead body on landing beach near Lutong, Borneo, June 1945
Gift in memory of Vernon W. Layton
Description:
Photograph. Australian soldiers covering the dead body of Private C. D. Lyall on landing beach, Chaplain C. W. Hammond supervising. Note the war photographer wearing the American M1 steel helmet and the Australians wearing the slouch hats. There is invasion flotilla with two LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank) in the background, one of them number 269. Official Caption: "Supplied by Military History Section (S.D.9) Photo No. 109781." Near Lutong, Borneo. June 1945
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1945-06-
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Items from the service of Vernon W. Layton, who was born in Millsboro, Delaware on 30 June 1918. Layton enlisted in the US Army on 27 January 1941 and was assigned to the 593rd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment. After training in Florida and California, Layton was shipped to the Pacific Theatre and was stationed on Papua New Guinea and Borneo. Collection consists of 99 photographs. Many are official photographs from the Military History Section (S.D.9) and show Australian and American troops on Borneo in 1945.
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Borneo
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0.583
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114.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--Australian--Borneo
Chaplains--Australian--Borneo
Military uniforms--Australian--Borneo
Amphibious operations--Borneo
Dead persons--Borneo