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Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs

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Leyte Foxhole Balloons

"17th Recon Sqdn men - Al Countryman, Walt Peters, Ed Bernardo, Fred Hill find that condoms make big balloons" Unidentified soldier in foxhole.

Tags: 17th Tact Recon Sqdn, Balloons, Camps, Condoms, Photo section, Tents, Uniforms

Visiting a Native Village

"Visiting a native village Leyte, Philippine Is. Capt Tregea 17th Photo Officer"

Tags: 17th Tact Recon Sqdn, Captain Huts, Native village, Officer, Photo section, Uniforms

Aerial, B-25 Bombing Run

"12 B-25's on a bombing run - Sticks of bombs falling. Taken from another B-25. Not 17th Recon"

Tags: Aerial view, B-25's Bombing run, Bombs, Clouds, Combat

"Disney character 'Pluto' B-24 nose art" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fuselage Art. Painting nicknames, names and personalized icons on the fuselage was an unsanctioned but traditional art of Army Air Force crews. The motifs were varied and extensive --…

Tags: B-24 Fuselage art, Darkroom, Nose art, Pluto, Soldier quote, Walt Disney