V-mail power plant building and container drums in Papua New Guinea in 1944

Gift of John M. Lynes Sr., from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "View of the power plant building, which houses three diesel generators, two of which are 50 KW Cummins, and the third, a 100 KW Murphy. Through the medium of these diesel generators enough power is supplied to not only run the V-Mail plant but to supply power also for both the enlisted and WAC Officer quarters, as well as the need of the Post Office." Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 1944

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Items from the service of Mary Lynes, Women's Army Corps (WAC), who served in the Pacific.
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Port Moresby
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-9.500
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147.117
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V-mail
Barrels--New Guinea
Fuel tanks
Buildings--New Guinea