US soldiers manning a 75 mm howitzer on Bougainville Island, 1943-45
Personal or Official U.S. Signal Corps Photo, Gift of Jim Matney, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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US soldiers manning a 75 mm howitzer under camouflage netting in a jungle; one soldier is loading the gun while others hold additional shells. "75 mm howitzer on Bougainville." Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. 1943-45
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Photographs (personal and Signal Corps) from the collection of Navy Corpsman Glen Matney, who served in the PTO in WWII.
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Bougainville
Howitzers--Bougainville
Shells (Ammunition)--Bougainville