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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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C-46, Transport to Ie Shima 4
"C-46's on transfer flight moving ground members from Binmaley (Lingayen area) to Ie Shima in the Ryukyus"
C-46, Transport to Ie Shima 5
"C-46 transport to Ie Shima"
Ie Shima Camp, Shoveling 1
"Crushed coral to pack down for floor & walk to Mess Hall. Countryman - Baxter - Price" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Gravel Detail. As on Biak, Photo Section men were detailed to help construct the mess hall. Here, A.J. Countryman (left) and Ed Bernardo…
Ie Shima Camp, Shoveling 2
"Members of the 17th Recon Sqdn unloading gravel at their camp site on Ie Shima"
Ie Shima Camp, Shoveling 3
"Members of the 17th Recon Sqdn unloading gravel at their camp site on Ie Shima"
War is Over! Celebrations 3
"Celebration Shenanigans! The War is Over - 17th Tact Recon Sqdn" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Victory Dancers. When news of the Japanese surrender came on August 15, soldiers celebrated in all kinds of ways. Here, men from four different groups donned…
War is Over! Celebrations 2
"The War is Over! Off comes the mustache" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Shaven Clean. As Hill wrote Martha, to celebrate the end of the war, a 'couple of boys who had prodigious beards were mobbed by others who produced soap and razors and began to shave…
Japanese Surrender, Waiting 1
"Watching for the arrival of the 2 Jap Betty Bombers bring(ing) the preliminary Envoy to arrange the surrender"
Japanese Surrender, Waiting 2
"Excited US Soldiers awaiting the arrival of the 2 Japanese 'Betty Bombers,' bringing the Jap envoy members to be transferred to a US C-54 for the long flight to Manila" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Surrender Bombers. The afternoon of August 19, all…
Japanese Betty Bombers 1
Written on envelope: "The Jap 'Betty' bombers delivering the preliminary Jap envoys. This shows the planes still high in the air. No escorting planes in this picture."