Thanks for posting. Very interesting.
I’m surprised the organic material lasted that long in the jungle. I would have expected the leather, wood and bone to have been completely consumed by the jungle.
It is not uncommon, in those jungles, to find artifacts left over from WWII. I know people living in quonsets huts left by the US. If a new area is being built upon, a wise person always checks for ordnance and other items.
The Japanese were horrific.
Amazing! Thanks for posting.
Ping
Truly amazing. Thanks for posting!
fascinating stuff...
My Father was there - Almost died
The campaign on New Guinea is all but forgotten except by those who served there. Battles with names like Tarawa, Saipan, and Iwo Jima overshadow it. Yet Allied operations in New Guinea were essential to the U.S. Navy’s drive across the Central Pacific and to the U.S. Army’s liberation of the Philippine Islands from Japanese occupation. The remorseless Allied advance along the northern New Guinea coastline toward the Philippines forced the Japanese to divert precious ships, planes, and men who might otherwise have reinforced their crumbling Central Pacific front.
http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/new-guinea/ng.htm
Knew a couple of Marines who spent their weekends on Okinawa searching the tunnels of Japanese defense. These guys found a lot of real interesting stuff. Its just laying around.
FYI
Very interesting article.
Ping...thought you would find this interesting.