William Denmire on the back of a military truck, New Guinea, 1944

Gift in Memory of William H. Denmire
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Photograph. William Denmire [left] and another serviceman standing on the back of a trailer being towed by a military truck. Two personal captions on reverse: "Guess who on the left?" "153rd Eng C Bn / New Guinea, 1944."”New Guinea. 1944

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1944
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Items from the service of Staff Sergeant William Denmire, who served as a machinist in the 153rd Construction Battalion in the Pacific Theater of Operations. William Harold Denmire was born on 21 July 1916 in Richmond, Indiana. He was inducted into the United States Army on 14 August 1943 and officially entered active service on 4 September. After his training in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, and Camp Robinson, Arkansas, Denmire was assigned the 153rd and shipped out from San Francisco for New Guinea in March 1944. The 153rd remained in New Guinea from May to October and then sent to the Philippines in November. In 1945, the unit was sent to Yokohama, Japan, and remained there until January 1946. Denmire was honorably discharged on 19 April 1946 and moved to Detroit, Michigan. He eventually moved to Florida, where he remained until his death on 10 April 1988. Items from the collection include, discharge papers, certificates, military correspondence, and photographs from Denmire’s service in New Guinea and the Philippines. Note: The bulk of the photographs include captions by an individual who was not Denmire, and some of the information is likely inaccurate.
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New Guinea
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-5.000
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140.000
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Military vehicles--American--New Guinea