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Personal effects of an American killed in the Pacific war

Personal effects of an American killed in the Pacific war, including a well-thumbed copy of Meet New Zealand.

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  • Eleanor Roosevelt's visit, 1943
    US Forces in New Zealand

Keywords

pacific war
american forces
casualties
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: DA 11995
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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'Personal effects of an American killed in the Pacific war', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/personal-effects-american-soldier, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 2-Sep-2014

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