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Moving to New Guinea

Posted on August 4, 2014 by a gray

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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