| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 097747 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-10. MAJOR E.S. OWENS, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT AND QUARTERMASTER ...
Description
MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-10. MAJOR E.S. OWENS, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT AND QUARTERMASTER GENERAL, HEADQUARTERS 6 DIVISION, MAKING AN INSPECTION OF STORES FOLLOWING THE ARRIVAL OF APPROXIMATELY 90 TONS OF MUCH NEEDED JAPANESE STORES AND EQUIPMENT FROM RABAUL. THE INSPECTION WAS TO ENSURE THAT LIEUTENANT GENERAL K. YOSHIWARA, CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF AND COMMANDER OF THE JAPANESE ENCAMPMENT ON MUSCHU ISLAND HAD OBEYED ORDERS TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS IN THE JAPANESE HOSPITAL, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO SANITATION AND RATIONS.