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Leyte, LST 626 5
"Soldier reading on deck of LST 626, Dec 1944" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Reading Onboard. Crossing the Pacific, soldiers frequently had hours and hours to spend on deck at ease. As pictured here on another ship a year later, Hill and his fellow…
Liberty Ship, Juan Cabrillo 3
"Aboard ship - Biak to Tacloban - Mess kit washing facilities"
Liberty Ship, Juan Cabrillo 2
"Soldiers relaxing aboard the SS Juan Cabrillo"
Liberty Ship, Juan Cabrillo 1
"Relaxed aboard the Liberty Ship Juan Cabrillo, en route from Biak via Hollandia to Tacloban, Leyte. Oct 21 to 28 1944 - 17th Recon Sqdn Ground Crews" Ed Bernardo watching? From "Darkroom Soldier": "Leaving Biak. As combat moved north to reconquer…
Hollandia, Food Supplies 2
"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"
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…
Liberty Ship, Russell Sage 4
"Liberty Ship as seen from aboard another Liberty Ship" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Liberty Ship on Humboldt Bay. On May 25, 1944, as part of the overall Allied movement up the New Guinea coast, an advance echelon of Hill's 17th Squadron moved to Wakde…
Liberty Ship, Morning Exercise
"Calisthenics - shipboard" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Morning Calisthenics. Shipboard routine on the SS General John Pope usually included a morning exercise ritual which may or may not have been enthusiastically embraced by the soldiers. Taken a year…
Liberty Ship, Life Aboard 1
"Men at the rail on ship"
Liberty Ships 5
"Small portion of convoy from Leyte to Mindoro - Dec 1944 - A destroyer escort and five Liberty Ships"