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Allen H. Turnage (ddr-njpa-1-2123)
Caption on reverse: "U.S. Marine commander in Bougainville Battle. Major General Allen H. Turnage of the U.S. Marine Corps, who commanded U.S. Marine forces in their successful attack on Bougainville, last Japanese stronghold in the South Pacific Solomon Islands, is pictured watching his troops maneuver. After the Marines established a beachhead, U.S. Army soldiers landed on …
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Nisei soldier in foxhole (ddr-densho-114-149)
Original caption: One of the most miraculous escapes from a bomb explosion is pictured here. In this foxhole in the side of the shell crater is S. Sgt. Oye Ogata of Helena, Mont. This is the position he occupied when the bomb landed next to him. He was buried alive by the sand thrown up by …