FIRES which resulted from the first raid on Tokyo by Superfortresses: note native dress of the women in the bucket-brigade line (top). Extinguishing the fires of a blazing building; note antiquated fire equipment (bottom). These photographs are copies of the originals taken from Japanese files.
NEW GUINEA
LST’S UNLOADING troops and an artillery observation plane directly on shore during the amphibious landing at Saidor on the north coast of New Guinea, 2 January 1944 (top and bottom, respectively). This constituted the first advance of 1944 in the Southwest Pacific Area. Action in the Southwest and Central Areas was concurrent in 1944.
NEW GUINEA
AERIAL VIEW OF SHORE LINE NEAR SAIDOR; ships along the coast are LST’s. A regimental combat team landing here had the airstrip at Saidor in use on 7 January.
NEW GUINEA