TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. C. 1945-05-04. LEYTE AND MOROTAI HAD NO MONOPOLY ON THE MUD IN THE ...

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Accession Number OG2544
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. C. 1945-05-04. LEYTE AND MOROTAI HAD NO MONOPOLY ON THE MUD IN THE PACIFIC BASES, AS RAAF MEN FOUND WHEN THEY LANDED THEIR HEAVY EQUIPMENT. THESE HUGE TRUCKS LOOK HOPELESSLY BOGGED, BUT THEY "GOT OUT OF IT". BEHIND THEM IS LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST), SERIAL NO. 743.