Exhibition of U.S. war paintings from MacArthur's New Guinea campaign

S I DNEY S IMON , 1st Lieutenant, COR P S O F ENGINEERS Z 48. A I R R A I D - - - O i l - - - - January, 1944 40K lit. mp An enemy nuisance raid interrupts the daily ablution of soldiers near r0 Cape Gloucester Airdrome. LLJ Olt 49. LAST TRAM TO DOOMBEN Graph c July, 1943 Cn Hiking is a recognized and compulsory form of callisthenics when one cannot procure a foothold on the midnight sardine-can en route to camps in outlying districts of Brisbane. 50. E NG I N E E R S IN T H E S OU T H - WE S T PAC I F I C - June, 1944 Graphic Designed for NEWSMAP, U.S. Army Information and Education Bulletin, depicting the activities of the Engineers. 51. S OUV E N I R H U N T E R S O F B I AK - - O i l - - Tune. 1944 IIZ 52. T H E S T R E T C H E R BEARER S , Wakde Island - O i l - May 17, 1944 1115 • . these belly wounds . . . they hurt like hell • . • 53. GO I NG O F F D U T Y - W a t e r c o l o r - - - August, 1944 As dusk descends, footsteps resound in unison down the long hos- 1 • . . _ , - - " - : - t - - . I p i t a ! r a m p s a s n u r s e s o r a n Australian-based h o s p i t a l r e t u r n t o t h e i r 3 quarters. 54. INVASION BEACH _O'l May, 1944 At Toem, Dutch New Guinea, Amphibious Enginer and Port moot Construction Troops hastily fill sand bags to construct a temporary jetty, so that landing ships can unload in the heavy surf. 0 - 55. R E T R E A T F R OM MO KM E R D R OM E - - - May, 1944 Tempera on Canvas For three days running, a giant "bulldozer," manned by a combat30 engineer, aided and shielded infantry men cut off by sharp enemy oe counter-attack on Biak Island. 56. R E D B E A C H - - O i l - - - May 16, 1944 Beach Signals guide the large landing ships ashore after the initial assault waves have establ*sl 57. E N G I N E E R O F F I C E R - Conte' Drawing - April, 1944