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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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Jay Gamble Carries Wood
"1st of E Co. 186 Inf. at Fort Lewis - Camp Murray Tent area - 41st Div. Jay Gamble carrying wood for Sibley stove in tent"
John Rixham, 1st Sgt
"1st Sgt John Rixham from 'Strike' 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Rixham Demoted. Among his commanding officers, the fate of 1st Sgt John W. Rixham was perhaps the most ironic. As Hill told the story to Martha, he noted, 'I'll bet I…
King City RR Station
"En Route back to Fort Lewis King City RR Station"
King Neptune Certificate
"King Neptune's certificate of crossing the equator - Sgt. Frederick H. Hill Aboard the USS General John Pope en route to New Guinea from New Port News Virginia" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Loyal Order of the Deep. The ceremony of 'crossing the line'…
KP Duty 1
"PHOTO GUNNER Sgt Earl E. Powers on KP - Pots & Pans In the Air Force, even Sgts 'pulled KP"
KP Duty 2
"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn enlisted men washing their mess kits - Coleman immersion heaters kept water Very Hot in clean metal garbage cans" Mess Hall in background.
KP Duty 3
"KP at the Coleman Immersion water heaters"
KP Duty, Fred Hill
"Fred Hill, Sergeant, on KP" From "Darkroom Soldier": "New Guinea KP. Sometime during the summer of 1944, Martha delivered this photo and caption information to her local newspaper: 'Stationed with a photo reconaissance group of the Army Air Force is…
Kunai Grass 1
"Kunai Grass - Jungle Vegetation"
Kunai Grass 2
"Kunai Grass - Jungle Vegetation"