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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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Heavy Artillery Gun Barrel 2
"Sgt Bob Casey showing breech mechanism of Japanese coastal artillery gun. Abandoned on South coast of Biak" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Abandoned Artillery. On the south coast, Hill photographed his friend Sgt Bob Casey staring into the open breech of…
Heavy Artillery Gun Engraving
"Japanese characters on Naval artillery gun, set up to defend beach on south Biak. Anchor symbol"
Leyte, Outrigger Welcome 6
"2 ladies and a man in outrigger canoe - Philippines - Leyte area"
Leyte, House
"A very fine home in Tacloban, Leyte P.I. - No details"
Leyte Camp, Set-up 1
"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn - Partially finished setting up camp at Dulag, Leyte - Residence tents in distant - work tent being assembled in foreground"
Leyte Camp, Orderly Tent
"17th Tactical Recon Sqdn Orderly Room Tent at Dulag Leyte - P.I."
Leyte Camp, Enlisted Tents 1
"Dulag - edge of 17th T. R. Enlisted Men's area. Palm trees - a truck, tents and men - plus, local citizens"
Leyte Camp, Enlisted Tents 2
"17th tactical Recon Sqdn E. M.'s camp tent area. Dulag, Leyte"
Leyte Camp, Enlisted Tents 3
"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn Enlisted men's tent area. Filipino girls peddled fruit through the camp daily - Dulag, Leyte, P.I." From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fruit Vendors. In his second letter from Binmaley, Hill praised these local vendors: '[They] come…
Leyte, Local Filipinas
"At camp in Dulag Leyte (Philippines) local girls often visited selling bananas, papaya, etc. Good kids, nicely dressed but almost always bare foot"