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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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Aerial, Baguio Luzon 1
"Aerial shot of Baguio Luzon - the 'summer capital' of the Philippines"
P-38, Crashed
"Crashed and burning P-38"
Mindoro, Awards Assembly 3
"17th Recon Sqdn - Awards Ceremony - Gen Ennis Whitehead, Maj Joel (Jowell) Wise, Col Sams"
Mindoro, Awards Assembly 2
"M/Sgt Robert Barlow - 28 years at this time, Gen. Ennis C. Whitehead, Maj Joel Wise - 17th C.O. After a presentation and a full Sqdn Formation." From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fifth Air Force Awards. Maj Gen Ennis Whitehead, Fifth Air Force (center)…
Mindoro, Awards Assembly 1
"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn assembly for visit from Gen Whitehead to present medals to a number of recipients" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Brass Arrives. In spite of significant Japanese opposition, American forces established their Mindoro base. By the end…
Corn Feast 1
"Fresh ears of corn, purchased from a local farmer - for a special treat that night. Kitchen crew at work - one man is pumping up a Coleman heater under a garbage can. 17th Tact Recon Sqdn"
Bob Casey in Rocky Stream
"Sgt Bob Casey - We were out to a farm (with the Photo Section Jeep) to buy corn from a local farmer"
Ambulong Island 8
"Tethered pigs - on Ambulong while on a visit as a guest of James Aubi. Other men were fishing from the crash boat" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Tethered Pigs. James Aubi's home, Ambulong Island in Mindoro Strait south of San Jose." ("Darkroom Soldier"…
Ambulong Island 7
"Distraught young man (crying). Member of James Aubi's extended family, on Ambulong taken by Fred Hill"
Ambulong Island 6
"Nephew of James Aubi of Ambulong - an Island I visited while others were fishing on the crash boat - Aubi rowed out to the crash boat to greet us and invited me to come ashore to take pictures"