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Dobodura Jungle 1
"New Guinea Jungle - our first experience wth real jungle 17th Recon Sqdn" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Into the Tropic Jungle. On November 16, Hill's squadron boarded the Liberty ship SS John Steinmetz in Milne Bay and sailed north to Dobodura, which…
Milne Bay Dock Area
"The dock area at Milne Bay" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Milne Bay Wharf. Because there was no campsite for Hill's squadron when they arrived on November 4, and because commanders wanted to release the USS General John Pope to return to the States,…
First View of New Guinea
"Copy of the first view of New Guinea as the SS Gen John Pope arrived" From "Darkroom Soldier": "The Wharf of Milne Bay, November 4, 1943. Here, in August, 1942, an attack by Japanese naval forces had been repulsed by Australian infantry defending…
King Neptune Certificate
"King Neptune's certificate of crossing the equator - Sgt. Frederick H. Hill Aboard the USS General John Pope en route to New Guinea from New Port News Virginia" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Loyal Order of the Deep. The ceremony of 'crossing the line'…
Dobodura Camp, Chapel Altar
From "Darkroom Soldier": "Altar Table. Hill regularly attended Protestant Sunday services at the 71st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron chapel, a post and beam structure with thatched walls and steeple. Here, the communion table is arrayed with…
P-47, "Gilde Jean"
![P-47, "Gilde Jean"](https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eoudigitalarchive/square_thumbnails/452f36551c075b08a1960ff073ad3041.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIGVQF5DU4TM5SWSA&Expires=1732765800&Signature=M3Zyr1QGNdDslyqcKg0s9W1zKU0%3D "P-47, "Gilde Jean"")
"Gilde Jean" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Gilde Jean. Hill described a flight in this P-47, 'the largest and heaviest WWII single-engined single-seat fighter ever built.' First used in the European theater, the 'final version, the P-47N, was built…
Ie Shima Camp, Mail Call 1
"Mail Call" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Mail Call. Russell Price calls out the names of soldiers who have received newly-arrived letters." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)
Fred Hill Photographing 2
"Fred Hill photographing friend Marciana - Binmaley" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Sgt Fred Hill with Kodak Autographic 3-A Special. Hill recycled discarded, unexposed roll ends of K-17 aerial film by cutting them into 3" x 5" sections to fit into his…
Manila, Street Laundry 2
"Manila street bathing and laundry at a water faucet" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Liberated Hydrant. Filipinos bathe, wash, and clean at a Manila hydrant. After the March 3 liberation of Manila by Allied forces, water systems had not been restored to…
B-25, Maintenance 3
"17th Recon Mechanics working on B-25's" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Servicing a B-25. A mechanic inspects one of the nine-cylinder engines on a bomber/strafer/photo reconnaissance plane of the 17th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron" ("Darkroom…