Sunday, February 25, 2007

Cover 18 Feb 1944

This rough, tough and heavily burdeded soldier is Pvt. Richard M. Moore of Baltimore, Md. attached to a Parachute Infantry regiment in New Guinea. He is pictured wearing full equipment before boarding a plane. Paratroopers in New Guinea were used with notable success in capturing Lae.

YANK 18 Feb 1944