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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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C-46, Engine Service 1
"Mechanic checking 18 cylinder engine on a C-46" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Servicing a C-46. A mechanic inspects one of the eighteen-cylinder engines on a Combat Cargo squadron plane on the Lingayen air strip." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by…
Flags at Half Staff 1
"US & Filipino flags at half staff for death of Pres. Roosevelt by a school building"
Flags at Half Staff 2
"US & Filipino flags at half staff for death of Pres. Roosevelt by a school building"
Mindoro, McGuire Airdrome
"McGuire Airdrome overview of Mindoro air strip facilities" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Invading Mindoro. Moving north from Leyte to establish airfields closer to Manila and Luzon, the Allies chose to invade Mindoro, a mountainous, oval-shaped island,…
Mindoro, Busuanga River
"Pleasant scene, inland Mindoro - Mountain, river, clouds - on a jeep ride with members of the 49th Fighters, Sgt Bill Cox & Cpl Ehrman" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Busuanga River and Mt. Wood Foothills. The Halcon Mountain Range is a cordillera…
Okinawa Temporary Camp
"A tent and jeeps on Okinawa while changing planes to go on over to Ie Shima. 17th Tact Recon Sqdn"
Japanese Burial Urn 1
"A Japanese ceramic burial urn - on Okinawa"
Japanese Burial Urn 2
"A Japanese ceramic burial urn - on Okinawa"
Memorial, Ernie Pyle 1
"77th Division Monument to Ernie Pyle (Apr 18, 1945). I remember taking the picture - if it is on Okinawa. I don't remember how I got there. I don't think its on Ie Shima? Fred Hill" Written on memorial: "At this spot the 77th Infantry Division lost…
Ie Shima Camp Set-up 1
"The start of establishing the 17th tact. Recon Sqdn camp on Ie Shima" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Setting up on Ie Shima. Since AFPAC [U.S. Army Air Forces, Pacific] had agreed to perform the aerial photography needed by the ground troops for the…