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Australian Army signs on Scarlet Beach with barge shipwrecks on the north coast of eastern New Guinea
In the background are the shipwrecks of two barges destroyed October 17, 1943 at dawn.
(Right Sign) "Scarlet Beach
- Jap landed from barges night 16-17 Oct 43 two barges destroyed 30 enemy killed by 24 Bde troops assisted by det Shore Bt 532 EBSR [Shore Battalion, 532nd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, U.S. Army]"
(Left Sign) "532 EBSR landed on Scarlet Beach supported by 20 Aust Bde in the capture of Finschafen...."
Credit: Australian Army via AWM 071048 Date: March 13, 1944
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