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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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Japanese Well Drilling Rig 1
"Japanese well drilling rig being used in the 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn camp area on Biak"
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 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=1728056400&Signature=CXXMWQpUxbNynQoWaXo2Uzryamw%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"