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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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KP Duty 1
"PHOTO GUNNER Sgt Earl E. Powers on KP - Pots & Pans In the Air Force, even Sgts 'pulled KP"
KP Duty 2
"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn enlisted men washing their mess kits - Coleman immersion heaters kept water Very Hot in clean metal garbage cans" Mess Hall in background.
Japanese Well Drilling Rig 2
"Japanese well drilling rig - left behind - Being used by U.S. forces - Biak" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Well Drillers. To find a fresh water source for washing and bathing, unidenitified men of the 17th Squadron Utilities Section quickly learned to…
Biak Camp, Gasoline Tank
"Gasoline source for vehicles and kitchen stoves and immersion heaters for washing mess kits" Sign on platform reads, "No Smoking - Gas - Danger"
Biak Native Homes 1
"Native homes - on stilts over the water"
Japanese "Pill Box" 1
![Japanese "Pill Box" 1](https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eoudigitalarchive/square_thumbnails/e9f7dbd104fb58b709fbef1a10f248bb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIGVQF5DU4TM5SWSA&Expires=1727915400&Signature=2SFuwfzuLwK74TWLarePOCVWBjo%3D "Japanese "Pill Box" 1")
"A Japanese fortified 'pill box.' The howitzer has had the breech blown out as the position was abandoned." From "Darkroom Soldier": "Ending in a Pill Box. Another in his series on destroyed Japanese armament, Hill records here a Japanese 75 mm…
Biak Military Camp
"Some Sqdn's Camp area right at sea side - Good example of a camp. A row of native dug-out canoes up the beach"
Biak Native Homes 2
"Native homes on stilts over the bay waters"
Old Wooden Mast
"Part of a wooden mast at edge of water"
Biak Native Homes 3
"Native homes, on stilts over the water"