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  • Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs

Bob Casey, Photo Section 1
Bob Casey works on images in the photo lab. "Hill - Photo Section - Salinas (CA) & Laurel (Mississippi) - Doc Speer, Tregea, etc."

British "Long Tom"
"British 'Long Tom' artillery piece brought to Biak by the Japanese and installed near the beach on the south coast of Biak. Originated in Singapore"

Bus Transports Soldiers 1
"Gray's Harbor bus - taking soldiers. Road sign: Seattle, Tacoma, Centralia"

C-46, Being Loaded
"C-46 being loaded at Lingayen" Tail number: 2101091

C-46, Engine Service 1
"Mechanic checking 18 cylinder engine on a C-46" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Servicing a C-46. A mechanic inspects one of the eighteen-cylinder engines on a Combat Cargo squadron plane on the Lingayen air strip." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by…

C-46, Engine Service 2
"C-46 engine from a slide, Lingayen - Luzon"

C-46, Refueling
"C-46 Refueling" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fueling. A soldier waits on his tanker as high octane fuel fills the plane's tanks. On their return from missions, planes were refueled immediately. Hill described the day: 'Rode down to the line with Baxter…
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