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Map of New Guinea and the Schouten Islands

Map of New Guinea and the Schouten Islands
Accession Number
M1763
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Cartographer
Army Information Branch, Army Service Forces, War Department.
Keywords
World War, 1939-1945
Photo Color
Color
Physical Size
35 X 47 inches
Related Collection (Plain)
Thirty-Fifth Division Association Records
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Scale
4 inches = 100 miles. Italy: None
TIF Identifier
M1763.tif
Rights

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Credit: Army Information Branch, Army Service Forces, War Department.

Courtesy Harry S. Truman Library & Museum, Independence, Missouri.

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Description

An American map titled "Newsmap for the Armed Forces: Monday, June 5, 1944." The map of New Guinea and the Schouten Islands shows rivers and points of Allied activity near Biak Island, Sarmi, Wakde Island, and Hollandia. The oblique map of Italy shows rivers, roads, raised relief, drainage canals, and battle lines. Printed text and photographs reveal news on multiple fronts. Printed text and photographs on the back detail an Allied airborne landing in Burma on March 5, 1944.

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