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Lingayen, Air/Freight Office
"Lingayen air freight office"
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…
B-25, Maintenance 2
"17th Recon Mechanics working on B-25's
B-25 Packet & Nose Guns
"8 gun nose configuration and two of four packet guns. 17th Tactical Recon's B-25. Photo Section Jeep - Ed Bernardo walking. Driver is Dale Risdon. Dick Baxter climbing out."
B-25J, Nose Guns
"Sy Rosenblatt adjusting feed chutes to 8 gun nose" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Nose Guns. S/Sgt Sy Rosenblatt contemplates the .50 caliber machine gun mounted in the bombardier's compartment in this B-25J. With two packet guns mounted on sides of the…
B-25, Maintenance 1
"B-25 undergoing maintenance. Propellers off - one cowling off - Mechanics all over - wearing helmets - So somewhere in jungle location. Pine trees (?) could be Okinawa - if so - 1945 - Print Emulsion up"
General MacArthur Returns
"Gen MacArthur returns to Corregidor - with Col Jones - Gen Krueger directly behind Col Jones - from lantern slides. Source: Bob Flynn - 503rd"
503rd Commanding Officer
"Col George M. Jones - Commanding Officer of the Rock Force - 503rd Airdrome"
Ie Shima Camp Set-up 3
"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn members setting up camp on Ie Shima. Russell Price (Photo Section) making some item for his tent"
Ie Shima Camp, Temp Kitchen 2
"17th Sqdn Kitchen crew preparing food even before any tent shelter is up" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Slicing Bread. Soldiers have to eat, regardless of the preparation of the kitchen. Here, a cook slices bread for sandwiches amid the chaos of…