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New Zealand Marines Capture Green Island Mission Site
A New Zealand patrol advances on Green Island to a cleared mission terrace after surrounding the site. Commonwealth troops find extensive Jap caches including ammunition, rifles, and gear, with Japs retreating from a fortified position despite stout, well-provisioned defense.
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New Zealand
Cyril Colbert
Dunedin
N. Z
Nebraska
Pvt
Leonard T. Botting
Balclutha
Botting
Mission
Singer
New Zealand South Pacific Expeditionary Force
Treasury
Green Island
Vella Lavella
Kolombangara
Vella
Bougainville
Tokyo