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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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Aerial, Corregidor Dock Area 1
"Warf area - North Dock - 503rd RCT Paratroopers - Photo by 17th Recon Sqdn - Make a square print 3 Parachutes in the air in center smoke. Tank farm and lighthouse just to the right of where these 3 'chutes will come down"
Aerial, Corregidor Landing Zones 1
"Parade ground and adjacent area strewn with abandoned parachutes - Landing Zone A - 503rd RCT Paratroopers - Theatre at extreme right, at end of parade ground - Photo by 17th Recon Sqdn. It was from this print that Bob Peace, of Georgia, claimed…
Aerial, Corregidor Landing Zones 2
"Landing Zones A & B - 503rd RCT Paratroopers - Light house in center - Photo by 17th Recon Sqdn"
Aerial, Corregidor Landing Zones 3
"Landing Zone B - 503rd RCT Paratroopers - Looking down on C-47 w/chutes over tank farm - Good view of lighthouse and tank farm - Photo by 17th Recon Sqdn (Copy made w/ Print Shop Camera)" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Invading Corregidor. In May, 1942,…
Aerial, Corregidor Paratroopers
"Corregidor - Horizontal of C-47 w/string of 'chutes - Photo by 17th Recon Sqdn"
Aerial, Corregidor Landing Zones 4
"Parade Ground - wide area - a few abandoned 'chutes - looking east. From Lantern Slide via Bob Flynn - 503rd. Claimed by Signal Corps - but undoubtedly taken by 17th Recon Sqdn"
Aerial, Corregidor Landing Zones 5
"Drop zone with abandoned 'chutes from Nat'l Archives via Micro film - 17th Recon Sqdn original - Source: C. Dugas - Very fuzzy"
Aerial, Corregidor Destruction
"Barracks end of Parade ground - Shows men walking - a 17th Recon Sqdn original - but from Nat'l Archives Microfilm - Source: Caffrey J. Dugas - disappointly fuzzy"
Aerial, Corregidor Landing Zones 6
"Some topside buildings - from Nat'l Archives Microfilm - Print loaned by Don Abbott - and they charged him $10 for the print - Original was by 17th Recon Sqdn - Very fuzzy"
Aerial, Corregidor Dock Area 2
"Looking east toward tail. Pier extends to North. 17th Recon Sqdn original, but this is from Nat'l Archives via Don Abbot - Not sharp"