| Place | Oceania: Australia, Queensland, Brisbane |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01443.035 |
| 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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BRISBANE, QLD. 1944. COLONEL A. SINKOV, US ARMY, PINS THE USA LEGION OF MERIT AWARD ON THE ...
Description
BRISBANE, QLD. 1944. COLONEL A. SINKOV, US ARMY, PINS THE USA LEGION OF MERIT AWARD ON THE UNIFORM OF CAPTAIN CLARENCE S. YAMAGATA, WATCHED BY MAJOR GENERAL SPENCER B. AKIN, US ARMY SIGNALS CORPS, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE, AT AN AWARD GIVING CEREMONY AT THE CENTRAL BUREAU. THE BUREAU WAS THE COMBINED AUSTRALIAN ARMY, RAAF AND US ARMY ORGANISATION WHOSE FUNCTION WAS TO INTERCEPT AND DECODE JAPANESE MILITARY SIGNALS. (ORIGINAL HOUSED IN AWM PRIVATE RECORDS COLLECTION)