Medical and unit helps wounded U.S. soldier on Noemfoor. A medical aid unit administration first aid to a U.S.

Medical and unit helps wounded U.S. soldier on Noemfoor. A medical aid unit administration first aid to a U.S. soldier, lying wounded on the beach on Noemfoor Island, of the coast of Netherlands New Guinea. In the background, fresh troops wade ashore. U.S. casualties in the fight for Noemfoor were light, and the island was in American hands by July 6, four days after the initial landings. Noemfoor is within bombing distance of the Philippines.