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Moving to New Guinea

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Allen

Over the preceding weeks, Wayne has made occasional entries in his journal about an impending movement of the 42nd Bombardment Group to a new location. He has speculated that the move might be to New Guinea, Burma or even China. … Continue reading →

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