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George Strock1943
LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States
American soldier displays an incorrectly nicknamed "knee mortar", actually a 50mm grenade launcher, captured during battle against Japanese forces holding the Buna area.
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Details
- Date: 1943
- Location: Buna, Papua New Guinea
- Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
- Subject Keywords: 50Mm, Japanese, Wars, Wwii, Equipment, Japan Armed Forces, Mortars, Guns, Captured Or Destroyed, 1940s
- Publisher: TimeLife
- Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
- Provider: LIFE
- Photographer: George Strock
- Original ID: TimeLife_image_582262
- Credits: LIFE
- Copyright: © Time Inc.
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