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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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Mindoro, Fishing 1
"Fishing outing on Crash boat - from Mindoro"
Mindoro, Fishing 2
"Fishing outing on Crash boat - from Mindoro"
Fred Hill Photographing 1
"Fred Hill photographing friend Marciana - Binmaley"
Fred Hill Photographing 2
"Fred Hill photographing friend Marciana - Binmaley" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Sgt Fred Hill with Kodak Autographic 3-A Special. Hill recycled discarded, unexposed roll ends of K-17 aerial film by cutting them into 3" x 5" sections to fit into his…
General Eisenhower 3
"Fort Lewis Inspection - 2nd Division Colonel & the General and entourage in mess hall" "Gen Eisenhower at Madigan Hospital - Star Shoulder Patch: 2nd Division" "Fort Lewis Sentinel Photo (not by Fred Hill, but in the Fred Hill collection)"
P-51, Taxis Through Puddle
"P-51 taxiing through water puddle - Source: friend of Ed's Groton Con." Printed on negative: "150G 548RTS '51 F-51 Taxis Through Puddle"
Formal Formation
"The 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn in Formal Formation"
Aerial, 1st SoPac Parachute Mission
"1st Parachute mission in S. Pacific - 503rd drop at Nadzab Papua New Guinea (1st Combat drop)"
King Neptune Certificate
"King Neptune's certificate of crossing the equator - Sgt. Frederick H. Hill Aboard the USS General John Pope en route to New Guinea from New Port News Virginia" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Loyal Order of the Deep. The ceremony of 'crossing the line'…
First View of New Guinea
"Copy of the first view of New Guinea as the SS Gen John Pope arrived" From "Darkroom Soldier": "The Wharf of Milne Bay, November 4, 1943. Here, in August, 1942, an attack by Japanese naval forces had been repulsed by Australian infantry defending…