Post your WW2 Pacific & Asian War photos
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sorry if this has been posted already. Image is from the 1943 Salamaua–Lae campaign
NX12463 LIEUTENANT R. H. DAWSON OF THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD REGIMENT, FIRING A CAPTURED MOUNTAIN GUN ONTO THE JAPANESE IN THE "COCONUTS" IN THE BOBDUBI AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1943-07-30, WATCHED BY A MEMBER OF HIS OBSERVATION POST PARTY, GUNNER W. G. PENGELLY. (FILM STILL)
NX12463 LIEUTENANT R. H. DAWSON OF THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD REGIMENT, FIRING A CAPTURED MOUNTAIN GUN ONTO THE JAPANESE IN THE "COCONUTS" IN THE BOBDUBI AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1943-07-30, WATCHED BY A MEMBER OF HIS OBSERVATION POST PARTY, GUNNER W. G. PENGELLY. (FILM STILL)
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1st Cav DUKW passing Japanese tank on Leyte:
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Hello to all ; a little more.................................
Amphibious Assault.
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Cheers. Raúl M .
Amphibious Assault.
Sources: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1945-THE-SPHERE- ... 1600855475
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Cheers. Raúl M .
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Are only "combat" photos to be posted here?
Are photos of USAAF "buddies" appropriate here?
Are photos of USAAF "buddies" appropriate here?
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An M3 Lee Tank of the British 3rd Carabiniers, Burma 1944.
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An M3 Stuart of 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR), Burma 1942. 2 RTR was part of 7th Armd Brigade, which was withdrawn from North Africa and sent to reinforce Singapore at the outbreak of the Pacific war. Singapore fell before 7th Armd arrived and the Brigade was diverted to Rangoon.
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Trivia Question: What was the last U.S. Naval Warship to sink an enemy combatant in WWII?
Answer: The U.S.S. Torsk, now a museum on Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
Answer: The U.S.S. Torsk, now a museum on Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
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M3 Lee Tank, 193rd Tank Bn. Makin Island. Only use of the M3 in combat outside the MTO by the US. Its passing a Medical jeep of the 165th Infantry Regimental Combat Team (NY's Fighting 69th)
Points of note include T48 Rubber Chevron track blocks, Grouser stowage box on glacis, 75mm Counterweight and one fixed 30 in the hull, with the other opening filled in
Points of note include T48 Rubber Chevron track blocks, Grouser stowage box on glacis, 75mm Counterweight and one fixed 30 in the hull, with the other opening filled in
"There are two kinds of people who are staying on this beach: those who are dead and those who are going to die. Now let’s get the hell out of here".
Col. George Taylor, 16th Infantry Regiment, Omaha Beach
Col. George Taylor, 16th Infantry Regiment, Omaha Beach
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Hello to all ; more.....................................
Leyte 1944.
Source: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3225747/posts
Cheers. Raúl M .
Leyte 1944.
Source: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3225747/posts
Cheers. Raúl M .
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Looks like they are enjoying firing the gun back at the original owner.cuscus wrote: ↑13 Jul 2013, 22:56sorry if this has been posted already. Image is from the 1943 Salamaua–Lae campaign
NX12463 LIEUTENANT R. H. DAWSON OF THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD REGIMENT, FIRING A CAPTURED MOUNTAIN GUN ONTO THE JAPANESE IN THE "COCONUTS" IN THE BOBDUBI AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1943-07-30, WATCHED BY A MEMBER OF HIS OBSERVATION POST PARTY, GUNNER W. G. PENGELLY. (FILM STILL)