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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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General MacArthur Returns
"Gen MacArthur returns to Corregidor - with Col Jones - Gen Krueger directly behind Col Jones - from lantern slides. Source: Bob Flynn - 503rd"
Hand Drum
Hand drum. From "Darkroom Soldier": "New Guinea Garamot. Carved from a solid log, New Guinea tribes used these drums to send complex messages over several miles. Hill first recorded hearing the 'jungle telegraph' on November 9 at Milne Bay. In…
Heavy Artillery Gun Barrel 1
"Looking out the barrel of an abandoned heavy artillery gun on the beach defence set up by the Japanese on Biak"
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 Barrel 3
"Breech block of Jap artillery gun"
Heavy Artillery Gun Engraving
"Japanese characters on Naval artillery gun, set up to defend beach on south Biak. Anchor symbol"
Hollandia Native Homes 1
"Native home and outrigger in Harbor at Hollandia"
Hollandia Native Homes 2
"Humbolt Bay Local Homes" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Native Homes, Humboldt Bay. Hill and two other Photo Section men persuaded an officer on the Russell Sage that they needed to document 'squadron history.' Accepting this ruse, the captain allowed…
Hollandia Native Homes 3
"Native homes on stilts over water. Ship moving 17th Sqdn and others - to Biak - layed over several days at Hollandia. Fred Hill went ashore with Merch. Marine pig boat"
Hollandia, Food Supplies 1
"Supplies being hoisted aboard SS Russell Sage in Humboldt Bay" "SS Russell Sage left Finschhafen 6/30 - arrived Biak July 28, 44 - spent over 3 weeks anchored in Humboldt Bay" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Food Arrives. The SS Russell Sage had been…