11th Field Company Australian Engineers Jaba River Bougainville May 19...
Australian engineers from the 11th Field Company at work on the Jaba River, Bougainville, 27 May 1945
17 AOP (AWM OG2255) - Australian Troops in World War Two
A Royal Australian Air Force Auster AOP.III from No. 17 Air Observation Post Flight on an artillery spotting mission over the Cape Torokina area on Bougainville Island in 1945.
A6M3 captured at Bougainville 1945
A Japanese A6M3 Model 22 Zero fighter aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy. This Zero, serial number 3844, was found intact by Allied forces at Kara airstrip near Buin after the surrender. On 15 September a W... More
Air Marshal Newall RNZAF on Bougainville 1945
The Governor General of New Zealand, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir Cyril L.N. Newall (3) during his visit to HQ 2 Corps to inspect Royal New Zealand Air Force installations on Bougainville, 13 June 1945. ... More
Australian 25th Inf Battalion before attacking Pearl Ridge December 19...
Australian infantrymen from the 25th Infantry Battalion prior to their attack on Pearl Ridge, Bougainville, 30 December 1944
Australian 26th Inf Bn patrol orders Ratsua May 1945 (AWM image 092540...
Troops from the Australian 26th Infantry Battalion receive a brief from a lieutenant prior to a patrol around the Ratsua area of Bougainville, 24 May 1945
Australian 57-60th Inf Bn Crossing the Hongorai River 1945 (AWM image ...
Australian soldiers from the 57th/60th Infantry Battalion cross the Hongorai River, on Bougainville
Australian artillery on Pearl Ridge Bougainville March 1945 (AWM image...
Members of the Australian 4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, fire a 25 pounder from Pearl Ridge, Bougainville.
Australian patrol around Tsimba Ridge February 1945 (AWM image 079148)
Soldiers from the Australian 31st/51st Infantry Battalion patrol around Tsimba Ridge after the fighting to capture that position
AWM 078546 Australian 42nd Battalion patrol on Bougainville
Australian troops from the 42nd Battalion patrol on Bougainville, January 1945
AWM 092041 Matilda tanks advance on Hongorai River 1945
A Matilda tank from the 2/4th Armoured Regiment, Australian Army, crossing the Hongorai River on Bougainville in May 1945
AWM 093913 Australian 15th Inf Bn mortar crew Bougainville July 1945
A mortar crew from the 15th Infantry Battalion (Oxley Regiment) on Bougainville, July 1945
Bougainville Matilda (AWM 018384)
AWM Caption: Bougainville. 30 March 1945. 2/4th Armoured Regiment Australian-manned Matilda tanks advancing along Buin Road over Slater's Knoll, towards the Hongorai River. They are supported by 25 Infantry Bat... More
Buka airfield aerial view2 c1944
Aerila view of Buka airfield, Buka Island, looking across west south-west.
KandaSurrender. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA, COMMANDER JAPANESE XVII ARMY, SIGNING THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER AT II AUSTRALIAN CORPS HEADQUARTERS, TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, WITH BRI... More
LCMs at Bougainville in 1944 - Australian Troops in World War Two
U.S. Navy Landing Craft Mechanized Tank at Bougainville, in November 1944.
Matilda tank on Bougainville 1945
Original caption: "Bougainville. 1945-05-22. Australian Matilda tanks of B Squadron, 2/4 Armoured Regiment, moving along a damaged section of the Buin road south of the Hongorai river to C Company, 24 Infantry ... More
Member of the 2-8th Commando Squadron with a Bren Gun in June 1945
MOROKAIMORO, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-06-12. TPR B. CAMPBELL, A TROOP, 2/8 COMMANDO SQUADRON, BEARDED AND WEARY ON ARRIVAL AT SQUADRON HEADQUARTERS AFTER AN EIGHT DAY PATROL INTO JAPANESE HELD TERRITORY.
New Zealand troops land on Green Island 1944 (AWM image 304260)
Troops from New Zealand disembark from U.S. Landing Craft Infantry ship LCI-444 to occupy Green Island on February 16, 1944.
New Zealanders Green Islands - A black and white photo of a boat in th...
Français : Soldats néo-zélandais débarquant d'un Landing Craft Infantry américain sur Nissan le 16 février 1944
Pearl Ridge on Bougainville (AWM image OG2147)
An aerial view of Pearl Ridge, on Bougainville, where Australian and Japanese troops clashed in December 1944
PT boat off Bougainville in 1944
A U.S. Navy PT boat drawing alongside an Landing Craft Infantry gunboat during the combined naval - air force operations against the Japanese in the Puriata River area, Bougainville Island.
Ships in Empress Augusta Bay in December 1944
Ships in Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville Island, as seen from the transport HMAS Westralia (F95).
State Lib Qld 2 183411 Captured Japanese Zero fighter, Bougainville, 1...
Captured Japanese Zero fighter, Bougainville, 1945 Crowd of Australian soldiers are gathered around the captured Zero. For many of them this was the first look at a Japanese aircraft on the ground. They are on ... More
Torokina airfield aerial view c1944
View of Torokina airfield, Bougainville. Aircraft lining the strip include Vought F4U Corsair fighters, Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers and Lockheed PV Ventura patrol bombers.
Bougainville Jungle, 1943, WWII - 80-G-207831 (27212187264)
80-G-207831: This highway, hacked through the heavy Bougainville jungle, was dedicated to Marine Major Glenn Fisssell, who gave his life in an effort to rescue a wounded enlisted man during “The Coconut Grove ... More
Bougainville in the Solomon Islands WWII - 80-G-207836 (27212743893)
80-G-207836: Marine position on front lines at Bougainville in the Solomon Islands. Halting for a short rest. In foreground is newly erected bridge over a gulley. Photograph released January 14, 1944. U... More
U.S. Marines activities, WWII - 80-G-207839 (27212742803)
80-G-207839: Machine-gun bullets, outline grave of Marine paratrooper buried on the spot where he was killed on Hallzapoppin Ridge, Bougainville. Near the crude cross marking, the grave is a flag and rifle. ... More
80-G-473792 (TR-11396) (22554689419)
80-G-473792 (TR-11396): SBD’s of Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 236 (VMSB-236), from Bougainville Island, head for early morning strikes against Japanese-held islands. Photographed by Lieutenant Paul Dorsey, US... More
Bougainville in the Solomon Islands WWII - 80-G-54387 (27968343915)
80-G-54387: Attack on Bougainville Island in the Solomon Islands by U.S. Troops. Camouflaged troops pass ammunition from an LCVP to the beach during the landing of U.S. Marines on the island, November 1, 194... More
93rd division bougainville 1944
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"Cautiously advancing through the jungle, while on patrol in Japanese ...
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"Cautiously advancing through the jungle, while on patrol in Japanese ...
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"Negro troops of the 24th Infantry, attached to the Americal Division,...
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"Sgt. John C. Clark...and S-Sgt. Ford M. Shaw...(left to right) clean ...
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"U.S. Marine `Raiders' and their dogs, which are used for scouting and...
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Cemetery for American dead at Bougainville - NARA - 520985
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Ens. Andy Jagger of Southampton, N.Y., describes kill made over Rabaul...
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In an underground surgery room, behind the front lines on Bougainville...
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Insignia of Marine Squadron 217, based on Bougainville - NARA - 520986
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Marines of VMF-222 on Bougainville relaxing in between strikes. - NARA...
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The Yanks mop up on Bougainville. At night the Japanese would infiltra...
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These men have earned the bloody reputation of being skillful jungle f...
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Tired member of VF-17 pauses under squadron scoreboard at Bougainville...
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U.S. Marine "Raiders" and their dogs, which are used for scouting and ...
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U.S. troops go over the side of a Coast Guard manned combat transport ...
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VF-17 ground crewmen await word to ready F4U for takeoff on Rabaul rai...
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Vought F4U-1A Corsair of VF-17 in flight, circa in March 1944 (80-G-21...
A U.S. Navy Vought F4U-1A Corsair (BuNo 55995) of Fighting Squadron 17 (VF-17) "Jolly Rogers" in the Southwest Pacific, in flight over Bougainville. This plane was the second Corsair flown by ace Ira C. Kepford... More
A Japanese plane crashes into the sea ahead of USS Columbia (CL-56), i...
A Japanese plane plunges into the sea ahead of the U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Columbia (CL-56), as she steams in column with other cruisers during the attack on Bougainville, 1-2 November 1943. Note the 6"/47 ... More
StateLibQld 1 124102 Infantry and equipment crossing over newly built ...
Infantry and equipment crossing over newly built bridges, Bougainville, ca. 1945 Australian soldiers and transport vehicles are strung out across two bridges built by Army Engineers.
StateLibQld 1 124106 Japanese Zero plane on the tarmac at Bougainville...
Japanese Zero plane on the tarmac at Bougainville, 1945 Captured Mitsubishi Type O or Zero Japanese fighter plane. The cross indicates that the aeroplane is no longer in combat. The markings were regarded as su... More
StateLibQld 1 124146 Rafting across the river at Bougainville, ca. 194...
Rafting across the river at Bougainville, ca. 1944. Australian soldiers standing on the river bank watching a raft loaded with comrades crossing the river.
StateLibQld 1 124150 Rafting the troops across the river, Bougainville...
Rafting the troops across the river, Bougainville, ca. 1945 Public domain photograph of military activity, army camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
StateLibQld 1 124170 Tennis match with the Australian forces stationed...
Tennis match with the Australian forces stationed in Bougainville, 1944
StateLibQld 1 184951 Taking a spell while rafting across the river, Bo...
Taking a spell while rafting across the river, Bougainville, ca. 1944 Weary Australian soldiers and their equipment seated on a wooden raft waitinig to be ferried across the river.
StateLibQld 2 185551 Unit of Japanese soldiers at surrender, Bougainvi...
Unit of Japanese soldiers at surrender, Bougainville, 1945 Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire, during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description ... More
F4Us of VF-17 at Piva - A black and white photo of a small plane
F4Us of VF-17 at Piva, February 1944
SBDs of VC-40 sortie from Piva uncle airfield 1944
U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless dive bombers assigned to Composite Squadron 40 (VC-40) pictured at Piva Uncle Airstrip, Torokina prior to taking off on strike against Talili Bay, Rabaul, on 6 April 1944. The ... More
Ira Kepford's Number 29 Vought F4U-1A Corsair (Ray Wagner Collection I...
A U.S. Navy Vought F4U-1A Corsair (BuNo 55995) of Fighting Squadron 17 (VF-17) "Jolly Rogers" in the Southwest Pacific, in flight over Bogainville. This plane was the second Corsair flown by ace Ira C. Kepford.... More
Bougainville Marine 75 Mm - A group of men standing around a machine g...
U.S. Marines with 75 mm gun on Bougainville island. Public domain photograph of World War Two military equipment, vehicle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
12th-marines-bougainville-75mm-howitzer-M1-1943
A 75mm pack howitzer of the 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, in a semi-fortified firing position on Bougainville late in 1943.
U.S. Soldiers at Bougainville (Solomon Islands) March 1944
U.S. Army soldiers on Bougainville (one of the Solomon Islands) in World War II. Japanese forces tried infiltrating the U.S. lines at night; at dawn, the U.S. soldiers would clear them out. In this picture, in... More
Marines of VMF-222 on Bougainville relaxing in between strikes. - NARA...
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SBD and F4Us at Bougainville in December 1943
The fighter strip at Torokina was hacked out of the Bougainville jungle. This December 1943 view shows a lineup of U.S. Marine Corps Vought F4U-1 Corsairs and a Douglas SBD Dauntless, which is completing its la... More
F4U-1 VMF-222 Bougainville 1944
U.S. Marines of Marine fighter squadron VMF-222 Flying Deuces relaxing in between strikes on a Vought F4U-1 Corsair on Bougainville, Solomon Islands, in April 1944.
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This Marine Corsair fighter plane zooms off the new fighter strip at Empress Augusta Bay on a raid to Rabaul. The pilot has not yet raised his landing gear. The camera catches him just as he is airborne. Uni... More
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MARINE FIGHTER PLANES are among the first to get into action from the recently completed air strip on Green Island. Occupied February 15, the atoll is a connecting link between South and Southwest Pacific com... More
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Corsair, F4U being refueled on the Tokorina Point Fighter Strip. Where Taken: Bougainville Unit: 3rd Marine Division
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SENTINEL -- A lone guardian is this Marine mechanic as he sits in the shadow of a powerful Corsair fighter plane, resting in a coral revetment area at a Southwest Pacific Base. Location: Green Island. Unit: U... More
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REMINISCENT OF A MAN FROM MARS is this Marine fighter pilot in the cockpit of his Corsair fighting plane. At high altitudes he fights with oxygen mask, cockpit cover closed. Location: Bougainville. Unit: 1st MAW
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USMC Fighter Aircraft the F4U is parked on Tokorina Point Airstrip during the Bougainville Campaign. Location: Bougainville Unit: 3rd Marine Division
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MARINE FIGHTER PILOTS ARRIVE at their newest base, the recently completed air strip on Green Island. They have made a temporary open-air ready room on the strip edge. In background are their powerful Corsair... More
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WHEN ENEMY PLANES ARE REPORTED IN THE AREA Marine fighter pilots "scramble" to their Corsair fighter planes in this fashion. In the foreground one mechanic helps a pilot up on a wing, while another inserts a ... More
42 Bombardment Group - B-25 Mitchells
B-25 Mitchells from the 42d Bombardment fly over Bougainville from their base at Stirling Airfield, Stirling Island, Solomon Islands, 1944
Marine rifleman on Bougainville
A US Marine on Bougainville. USMC ID #: 63280
Aoba Esperance Japanese empire during World War Two.
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Yamamoto's airplane crash. Japanese empire during World War Two.
The wreck of the Mitsubishi G4M1 Model 11 bomber which was shot down over Bougainville in April, 1943, killing Imperial Japanese Navy Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.
Zuikaku fighter pilots at Buin April 1943
Zero fighter pilots from the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Zuikaku prepare for a mission from Buin, Bougainville, Solomon Islands on April 7, 1943. The mission was to attack Allied aircraft and ship... More
Zuikaku Zero at Buin 1943. Japanese empire during World War Two.
A A6M Zero Model 22 from the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Zuikaku takes off from an airfield at Buin, Bougainville in early 1943 during operations against Allied forces.
Zuikaku Zeros at Buin 1943. Japanese empire during World War Two.
A6M Zero Model 22 fighters from the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Zuikaku's airgroup at Buin, Bougainville in early 1943.
NZ 001445 - A black and white photo of a group of soldiers
A Fijian medical orderly administers an emergency plasma transfusion during heavy fighting on Bougainville.
Bougainville Operation map - Public domain map
Map of Japanese troop movements on Bougainville during the fighting on the island between November 1943 and March 1944
111-SC-190532 - Mortar crew of Co. B, 132nd Infantry, Americal Div. Th...
Mortar crew of Co. B, 132nd Infantry, Americal Div. The company took part in the attack on Jap positions on Hill 260, Bougainville. L to R: Pfc Denver Dean, Wise, Va.; S/Sgt Edward Szafraniec, Chicago, Ill.; a... More
Men Laying Mats, Construction of New Bomber Strip, Bougainville - DPLA...
December 15th-19th, 1943.
Cpl. Henry Blake Jr., (left) and PFC George H. Kirk, Navajo Indians se...
...operate a portable radio set in a clearing they've hacked in the dense jungle close behind the frontlines. Bougainville, December, 1943. 127-GR-137-69889-A
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Marines visit the graves of fellow Marines at Torokina Cemetery who died in the conquest of Bougainville. Note PT boats moored offshore
Battle of Coconut Grove Bougainville map
Map depicting the fighting around Coconut Grove, Bougainville, 13-14 November 1943
80-G-205700
Army troops land on Bougainville on 5 January 1944, to reinforce U.S. Marines on the island. Landing craft have had parent ship hull numbers blacked out for security purposes. Note members of Marine machinegun... More
80-G-205704
A wounded Marine raider with a piece of shrapnel in his brain awaits treatment on a litter outside a field hospital on Bougainville, 5 January 1944. Inside the tent, another tent, another Marine is having a ha... More
Battle of Hellzapoppin Ridge map 18 Dec 43
Map depicting the attack by elements of the 21st Marine Regiment on Japanese positions on Hellzapoppin Ridge, 18 December 1943.
Battle of Koromokina Lagoon map
Map depicting the fighting around Koromokina Lagoon, 7/8 Nov 1943
Fighter strip at Torokina and Empress Augusta Bay 1943
Aerial view of the fighter strip at Torokina, Bougainville, and Empress Augsta Bay.
127-N-77814 - A MARINE TORPEDO BOMBER gets an overhaul in its revetmen...
16 February, 1944. Photographer: T/Sgt. Douglas White
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Marine move gas and oil drums away from fire caused by a direct hit by Japanese bombers on a gas and oil dump on Bougainville. Taken on Bougainville Island.
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VERSATILITY IS ONE OF THE MARKS of the TBF, or Marine Torpedo Bomber, shown here as it takes off against the jungle background of a Bougainville air strip. Either carrier or land based, it drops both torpedoe... More
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Men construct a fighter air strip at Bougainville. Where Taken: Bougainville.
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Members of a torpedo bomber crew prepare to leave from Bougainville air strip on a strike at Rabaul. In center is the pilot; to his left is the turret gunner; to right, radio-gunner. Location: Bougainville Un... More
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IN A READY ROOM ON BOUGAINVILLE, Marine fighter pilots gather around their flight leader to get some last minute pointers before they take off on a bomber escort mission against Rabaul. Location: Bougainville.... More
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Patches -- Nearly 400 holes and it still flies. This Marine Torpedo Bomber was hit by flying shrapnel March 8th, when the Japs started throwing shells into the Air Strips on Bougainville. the plane was repai... More