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  • Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs

Aerial, Corregidor Island 1
"Head-on, almost all of the island - Cloud covers part. Must be square print if all is included. Photo by 17th Recon Sqdn"

Aerial, Corregidor Smoke Column
"Photo by 17th Recon Sqdn (71st Group 91st Wing 5th AF)"

Aerial, Corregidor Barracks
"Barracks across from Tank farm & lighthouse (on horizon) - Photo by 17th Recon Sqdn (71st Group 91st Wing 5th AF)"

Aerial, Corregidor SW Rock Face
"South West Rock face - Photo by 17th Recon Sqdn"

Aerial, Corregidor Hospital
"Bombed-out buildings - The Hospital - Note lighthouse in top left horizon - Photo by 17th Recon sqdn

Aerial, Corregidor South Side
"South side - Includes annotation by Fred Hill, Sgt. Photo by 17th Tactical Reconnaissance Sqdn flying B-25 Med. Bombers"

Aerial, Corregidor Parade Ground
"View across Parade ground from far enough away to show water's edge. Before any 'chutes. Photo by 17th Recon Sqdn. Needs to be printed square" "Taken before any of the 503rd Regimental Combat team paratroopers had been delivered. Tank farm and…

Three military planes in the sky flying away as seen from below. There are numerous paratroopers in the sky behind the planes in various stages of deploying their parachutes.
"503rd Parachute Infantry drop - Feb 16 1945. Signal Corps Photo - from ground, looking up"

Three military planes in the sky as seen from directly below.  There are numerous paratroopers in the sky behind the planes in various stages of deploying their parachutes.
"Signal Corps Photo - from ground looking up at 503rd Parachute Infantry being delivered by Troop Carrier C-47's, Feb 16 1945"

A half dozen soldiers in full paratrooper gear standing in the interior of an airplane holding to hooks that secures them in place.  They look to be getting ready to parachute out of the plane.
"Signal Corps Photo. 503rd RCT members in C-47 hooked to static line ready to jump - Sgt Albert Baldwin of Steubenville, Ohio leads the jump in first positition - Signal Corps original, from Lantern Slide from Bob Flynn - fairly sharp"
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