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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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Leyte Camp, Bananas
"Banana bunch purchased from local farmer - Peters & Bernardo"
Leyte Camp, Enlisted Tents 1
"Dulag - edge of 17th T. R. Enlisted Men's area. Palm trees - a truck, tents and men - plus, local citizens"
Leyte Camp, Enlisted Tents 2
"17th tactical Recon Sqdn E. M.'s camp tent area. Dulag, Leyte"
Leyte Camp, Enlisted Tents 3
"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn Enlisted men's tent area. Filipino girls peddled fruit through the camp daily - Dulag, Leyte, P.I." From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fruit Vendors. In his second letter from Binmaley, Hill praised these local vendors: '[They] come…
Leyte Camp, Enlisted Tents 4
"Tents in EM's area, Dulag. 2 soldiers watch children braid palm leaf thatch. 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn"
Leyte Camp, Foxholes
"Fox hole area at Tacloban"
Leyte Camp, Gas Station
"Auto & truck 'Gas Station' at Dulag. 'Free windshield wash with a fill-up." From "Darkroom Soldier": "Refueling at Dulag. Trucks and jeeps used 80 octane fuel from these 55-gallon drums. Soldiers pressurized the drums, then pumped gasoline into…
Leyte Camp, Generator Tent
"Lighting Generator tent Dulag - Leyte - Philippines 1944 17th Recon Sqdn"
Leyte Camp, Holiday Turkey 1
"Cooks cutting turkey - Christmas 1944 at Dulag"
Leyte Camp, Holiday Turkey 2
"Christmas turkey - Dulag 1944" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Hill photographed Army cooks carving the traditional bird on November 24 -- one day early. In a letter, he praised the meal: 'We did have turkey! Real, fresh, roasted turkey! I got about half…