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C-46, Transport to Ie Shima 5
"C-46 transport to Ie Shima"
C-46, Transport to Ie Shima 2
"C-46's moving the 17th Recon Sqdn from Lingayen Philippines to Ie Shima" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Invading the Ryukyus. Moving north again, Allied commanders had 'seen the strategic importance of the Ryukyus for an air campaign against Japan....…
C-46, Transport to Ie Shima 1
"C-46 Transport - Lingayen to Ie Shima"
Binmaley Local Fishing 3
"A Filipino lady - fishing at the 'milk fish' pond at Binmaley. The so called 'milk fish' would not bite baited hooks, so the fish farmers did not object to those who fished for river fish which entered the ponds through the wier."
Binmaley Local Fishing 2
"Filipino lady fishing in 'milk fish' pond - Umbrella over her shoulder. 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn tents in far background. At Binmaley P.I."
Binmaley Local Fishing 1
"Filipino lady fishing in one of the 'milk fish' ponds by the 17th Recon Sqdn camp" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Calmay River Ponds. Poised on a dike in front of Hill's camp at Binmaley (background), this agile and patient Filipino woman is catching…
John Rixham, 1st Sgt
"1st Sgt John Rixham from 'Strike' 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Rixham Demoted. Among his commanding officers, the fate of 1st Sgt John W. Rixham was perhaps the most ironic. As Hill told the story to Martha, he noted, 'I'll bet I…
Binmaley Camp, Officer's Club 3
"B-25 tail assembly Bar in the Officer's Club. 17th Recon Sqdn Binmaley, Lingayen Gulf area, Luzon" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Officer's Club at Binmaley. Interior: Describing the opening night, Hill admired the bar and told Martha that 'An engine…
Binmaley Camp, Quarters Interior 2
"Tent interior of the Photo Section men (+Peters). Taken by Van Reimer" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Mildew and Letters. A.J. Countryman, Bernardo and Reimer write letters in their 20' x 20' Binmaley home. By this point, as Hill wrote to Martha, 'Every…
Binmaley Camp, Tent Mates
"The Photo Lab members of our tent family. Dick Baxter, Allan Countryman, Fred Hill, Ed Bernardo, and Van Reimer. Sixth member Walt Peters, a Medic, not included here." From "Darkroom Soldier": "Bamboo Chairs. The Photo Section bought new chairs and…