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Ie Shima Camp, Temp Kitchen 1
"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn cooks preparing food before any mess hall tents are up - slicing bread for sandwiches"
Ie Shima Camp Set-up 2
"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn Photo Section setting up at new location"
Ie Shima Camp Set-up 1
"The start of establishing the 17th tact. Recon Sqdn camp on Ie Shima" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Setting up on Ie Shima. Since AFPAC [U.S. Army Air Forces, Pacific] had agreed to perform the aerial photography needed by the ground troops for the…
Okinawa Temporary Camp
"A tent and jeeps on Okinawa while changing planes to go on over to Ie Shima. 17th Tact Recon Sqdn"
Ie Shima, 95 Points Group
"3rd group to be returned to the States with 95 points"
Binmaley Fish Ponds
"Two men walk the dike between 2 'milk fish' raising ponds by the 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn EM tent area at Binmaley, Luzon"
Binmaley Camp, Dismantling 1
"Dismantling the enlisted men's tent area at Binmaley prior to move to Ie Shima via C46's. Photo by Van Reimer"
Oakley Scott, Print Crew
"Pvt 1st class Oakley H. Scott. 17th Tact. Recon. Sqdn Photo Section. A member of Fred Hill's print crew. Allan Countryman was 3rd man."
Fred Hill with "Jocko"
![Fred Hill with "Jocko"](https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eoudigitalarchive/square_thumbnails/c9784a461a82600b0920ec90eb1234fe.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIGVQF5DU4TM5SWSA&Expires=1732787400&Signature=%2B5oP2ZNiOd5aMSQG%2BH%2Brf1GNJdY%3D "Fred Hill with "Jocko"")
"Dick Baxter's pet monkey 'Jocko' who would groom anyone who would let him including Fred Hill, shown here" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Jocko Grooms Fred. Baxter's $35 monkey became a riotous member of the Photo Section. He liked to torment dogs by…
Bob Casey, Photo Gunner 2
"Sgt Bob Casey - of 17th Tactical Recon Sqdn, poses with a belt of 50 cal machine gun ammo. Lingayen Strip"