In April of 1944, Pfc. Sam & Pfc. Joe Maduna of the the 93rd Infantry Division, man a .50 cal. machine gun on Bougainville’s Hill 250 in the Solomon Islands. 🪖
Pfc. Sam P. Montana of Rockford, Illinois, and Pfc. Joe G. Maduna of Dickinson, North Dakota, both with the 25th Combat Team, 93rd Infantry Division, manning a .50 cal. MG on Hill 250, Bougainville, Solomon Islands. 8 April, 1944.
In May of 1944, Private William Leank and Private Adam Parham of the 93rd Infantry Division man a machine-gun position on the Numa-Numa Trail on Bougainville.🪖
So today my man went outside at 45° temperature and brought me a Bougainville flower laiden stem from I don't even know where, because I was not feeling good 🙂
Pfc. Sam P. Montana of Rockford, Illinois, and Pfc. Joe G. Maduna of Dickinson, North Dakota, both with the 25th Combat Team, 93rd Infantry Division, manning a .50 cal. MG on Hill 250, Bougainville, Solomon Islands. 8 April, 1944. Photographer: Gilman