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  • Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs

A soldier kneeling next to a mortar and adjusting its tripod. Another soldier is laying on the grass beside him watching, and another small group of soldiers can be seen nearby in the background.
"En Route back to Fort Lewis - Camped at Swan Island, Portland OR (Equipment Inspection - Pup tents etc) Cpl Bill Hawes - Mortar Sqd"

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A line of soldiers standing with their backs to a line of tents, apparently preparing for inspection. In front of the tents are neatly organized groups of equipment, most likely the contents of the tent and the soldiers' belongings. A single man is walking along the line of standing soldiers.
"En Route back to Fort Lewis - Camped at Swan Island, Portland OR (Equipment Inspection - Pup tents etc) 41st Division - Field Inspection - Swan Island - July 1941"

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A line of soldiers with their backs to a line of tents, apparently preparing for inspection. In front of the tents are neatly organized groups of equipment, most likely the contents of the tent and the soldiers' belongings.
"En Route back to Fort Lewis - Camped at Swan Island, Portland OR (Equipment Inspection - Pup tents etc) 41st Division - Field Inspection - Swan Island - July 1941"

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A soldier stands in front of a tent, where a large number of items, presumably the soldier's equipment, are arranged in front of the tent. Tents can be seen on either side of this one, as well as behind it, with similar equipment organized in front of them.
"En Route back to Fort Lewis - Camped at Swan Island, Portland OR (Equipment Inspection - Pup tents etc) 41st Division - Field Inspection - Swan Island - July 1941"

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Hunter-Liggett, Field Camp 8
"41st Division - Wash up time at a faucet - National Guard maneuvers Hunter-Liggett Military Reservation California - June 1941"

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Ft. Lewis, Draftees Arrive 8
"41st Division - February 1941 - 1st draftees arriving at Fort Lewis - 41st Cantonment area - to be trained by 186th Infantry (National Guard) units"

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Ft. Lewis, Draftees Arrive 7
"41st Division - February 1941 - 1st draftees arriving at Fort Lewis - 41st Cantonment area - to be trained by 186th Infantry (National Guard) units"

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Ft. Lewis, Draftees Arrive 6
"41st Division - February 1941 - 1st draftees arriving at Fort Lewis - 41st Cantonment area - to be trained by 186th Infantry (National Guard) units"

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Ft. Lewis, Draftees Arrive 5
"41st Division - February 1941 - 1st draftees arriving at Fort Lewis - 41st Cantonment area - to be trained by 186th Infantry (National Guard) units"

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A semi-permanent military camp made up of many tents along a dirt road in a wooded clearing. The picture was taken from far out of the camp.
"41st Division - Jan. 1941 - Views over Camp Murray from the top of the water tower - tent areas - taken by Sgt. Bob Spencer using Fred Hill's speed graphic camera"

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