New Guinea

George Strock1943

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

American soldier standing over bodies of Japanese attackers he has just killed after they attempted a suicidal charge during the fighting on Buna Beach.

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Title: New Guinea
Date: 1943
Location: Buna, Papua New Guinea
Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
Subject Keywords: Buna, Battlefields, In Foreign Country, Wars, Dead, Japanese, Wwii, Action, Us Armed Forces, Military, Casualties, New Guinea, 1940s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Photographer: George Strock
Original ID: TimeLife_image_582273
Credits: LIFE
Copyright: © Time Inc.

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