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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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C-46, Transport to Ie Shima 5
"C-46 transport to Ie Shima"
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 3
"C-46's 477319 and 2101047 in the air - transporting the 17th Recon Sqdn from Binmaley to Ie Shima"
C-46, Transport to Ie Shima 2
"C-46's moving the 17th Recon Sqdn from Lingayen Philippines to Ie Shima" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Invading the Ryukyus. Moving north again, Allied commanders had 'seen the strategic importance of the Ryukyus for an air campaign against Japan....…
C-46, Transport to Ie Shima 1
"C-46 Transport - Lingayen to Ie Shima"
Alba River Crossing, Peddlers 5
"Banana sales lady - Alba River"
Alba River Crossing, Peddlers 4
"Fruit sellers surround a jeep at Alba River crossing"
Alba River Crossing, Peddlers 3
"Banana sales girl at Alba River" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Crossing the Alba River. Waiting for the raft, his jeep was surrounded by local women selling bananas. He found one woman -- arms laden with ripe fruit -- particularly attractive."…
Alba River Crossing 6
"At the area down stream from the destroyed bridge - Rafts of large bamboo and empty 55 gal. drums floated even 6 x 6 trucks across - poled by Filipino men" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Crossing the Alba River. En route to Vigan, Hill admired both…
Binmaley, Photo Section
"The 17th Photo Section staff - 20 men pictured plus 2 more. 22 man crew as of July 20 '45. 2 men - Ed Coit - Sgt Lab Tech. Albert Gertz - Cpl Chemical Maintenance - were rotated home with 110 points June 15, 1945" "L to R: Clarence Richards, Cpl Lab