PFC Cooper’s DSC | New Guinea On 11 May 1944, after a hot, humid, almost unbearable two-week voyage across the equator from Hawaii, the 33rd Infantry Division arrived in New Guinea where it received additional training. Living conditions were miserable; hot, humid, daily rain, mud, critters, and mosquitoes carrying malaria. For the whole story with all images, see PFC Cooper’s DSC | a 7 Image Story.
