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  • Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs

B-25, "Charmin' Lady"
"17th Tactical Recon Sqdn B-25 'Charmin' Lady. Serial no. 287444"

Leyte, Mud Boat 1
"Carabao pulling a 'mud boat' to bring supplies from the street to our kitchen - Too muddy for our trucks" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Mud Boat Season. When deep mud made four-wheel-drive jeeps useless (background), many key places on Leyte became…

Leyte, Mud Boat 2
"Carabao pulling a 'mud boat' to bring supplies from the street to our kitchen - Too muddy for our trucks"

Binmaley Camp, Officer's Club 3
"B-25 tail assembly Bar in the Officer's Club. 17th Recon Sqdn Binmaley, Lingayen Gulf area, Luzon" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Officer's Club at Binmaley. Interior: Describing the opening night, Hill admired the bar and told Martha that 'An engine…

Looking Out Pilot's Window
"17th Recon - B-25 Crew chief looking out pilot's window. Among other's George Tregembo" Painted under pilot's window: "PILOT: Capt W.S. Kulp, NAVIGATOR: 1st Lt M.P. Harakal, CREW CHIEF: T/Sgt F.J. Lynch, ASST. CREW CHIEF: Sgt G.R. Tregembo"

B-25 "Little Joe"
"Nose art - The nose and Mission record of 17th Recon Sqdn's 'Little Joe,' C.O. Maj Wise's plane"

B-24, "The Butcher's Daughter"
"90th Bomb Group - 'Jolly Rogers' - B-24 nose art 'The Butcher's Daughter"

B-25, "Mitch The Witch" 2
"Nose art. 17th Recon Sqdn B-25 'Mitch the Witch' - Straight side view - not all missions tallys show" "From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fuselage Art. Painting nicknames, names and personalized icons on the fuselage was an unsanctioned but traditional art…

B-24, "Pappy's Passion"
"B-24 Nose art - 'Pappy's Passion"

Manila, Tsubaki Club 3
"Claire Phillips (High Pockets) operator of the Tsubaki Club - Espionage par excellent. Author of 'Manila Espionage' Binfords & Mort 1947" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Our Beautiful Spy. Claire Phillips operated the Tsubaki Club in Manila, a secret…
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