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  • Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs

Reunion 1970, Tent Mates 1
"17th Recon Sqdn Tent Reunion @ Reimers - March 1970 Van Reimer, Ed Bernardo, Dick Baxter, Walter Peters, Fred Hill - Unavailable: AJ Countryman" From L to R: Walt Peters, Dick Baxter, Ed Bernardo

Reunion 1970, Foxhole Group 2
Leyte foxhole group at Van Reimer's house in CA Ed Bernardo, Fred Hill, (Allan Countryman - not present), Walt Peters, Dick Baxter, Van Reimer

Reunion 1970, Foxhole Group 1
Leyte foxhole group at Van Reimer's house in CA Ed Bernardo, Fred Hill, Walt Peters, (Not present - Allan Countryman) Dick Baxter, Van Reimer

Reunion 1946, Thanksgiving 3
"Thanksgiving with Bob & Jean Casey in Los Angeles - 1946"

Reunion 1946, Thanksgiving 2
"Thanksgiving with Bob & Jean Casey in Los Angeles - 1946 Fred Hill - Bob Casey - Martha Hill - Jean Casey"

Reunion 1946, Thanksgiving 1
"Thanksgiving with Bob & Jean Casey in Los Angeles - 1946"

War is Over, Going Home!
"Musicians help pass the time aboard the SS Cape Victory en route to Seattle - Oct 1945" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Jam Session on Board. It would a be a hot, sweaty, slow trip. The turbine-powered converted freighter would travel about fifteen miles…

War is Over, Welcome Home!
"Welcome Home brought tears to our eyes" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Welcome in Puget Sound. This unidentified boat sailed out to greet the SS Cape Victory as it approached Fort Lawton in the Seattle harbor. Seeing that flying 'Welcome Home' banner…

Ie Shima, Tree Ferns
"Tree ferns on trail to tide flat" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Tree Ferns. With a subtropical climate, low elevation, and heavy rains, huge tree ferns grew along the switchback trail between Hill's Ie Shima camp and the tide flats where the soldiers…

Ie Shima, Tide Flat
"Tide flat below camp site - Ie Shima" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Tide Flat, Ie Shima. Hill regularly hiked down to the ocean below his camp. Though the trail was 'a rugged climb to get back to camp,' he praised the swimming there, and delighted in…
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