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Japanese Surrender, Waiting 2
"Excited US Soldiers awaiting the arrival of the 2 Japanese 'Betty Bombers,' bringing the Jap envoy members to be transferred to a US C-54 for the long flight to Manila" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Surrender Bombers. The afternoon of August 19, all…
War is Over! Celebrations 2
"The War is Over! Off comes the mustache" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Shaven Clean. As Hill wrote Martha, to celebrate the end of the war, a 'couple of boys who had prodigious beards were mobbed by others who produced soap and razors and began to shave…
War is Over! Celebrations 3
"Celebration Shenanigans! The War is Over - 17th Tact Recon Sqdn" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Victory Dancers. When news of the Japanese surrender came on August 15, soldiers celebrated in all kinds of ways. Here, men from four different groups donned…
Fred Hill Washing Laundry
"Fred Hill washing his underwear - Ie Shima" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Laundry at the Spring. Sgt Fred Hill scrubs a pair of shorts at a freshwater spring about halfway down the trail to the tide flats. Given the absence of civilian service workers,…
Party, Photo & Communication Sections
"Photo Section / Communications section party. Earl Powers Steak fry cook. Laurel, Mississippi" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Photo and Communications Feast. Taken around August 9, when the atomic bomb destroyed Nagasaki, an anonymous cameraman records…
Ie Shima Camp, Shoveling 1
"Crushed coral to pack down for floor & walk to Mess Hall. Countryman - Baxter - Price" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Gravel Detail. As on Biak, Photo Section men were detailed to help construct the mess hall. Here, A.J. Countryman (left) and Ed Bernardo…
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....…
Alba River Crossing, Peddlers 3
"Banana sales girl at Alba River" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Crossing the Alba River. Waiting for the raft, his jeep was surrounded by local women selling bananas. He found one woman -- arms laden with ripe fruit -- particularly attractive."…
Alba River Crossing 6
"At the area down stream from the destroyed bridge - Rafts of large bamboo and empty 55 gal. drums floated even 6 x 6 trucks across - poled by Filipino men" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Crossing the Alba River. En route to Vigan, Hill admired both…
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…