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"17th Tactical Recon Sqdn Orderly Room tent at Biak"

"Communications Unit stringing telephone wires on Biak Island"

"A communications lineman stringing telephone wires along the road at Biak. He is in a sling seat on a cable - There are many lines behind him"

"The Photo Section - 17th Tactical Recon Sqdn - Al Gertz and Alan Countryman mixing chemicals" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Mixing Chemicals. Cpl Albert Gertz (left) and Pfc Allan (A.J.) Countryman prepare stock solutions for the Photo Lab. Developer…

"17th Recon - B-25 Crew chief looking out pilot's window. Among other's George Tregembo" Painted under pilot's window: "PILOT: Capt W.S. Kulp, NAVIGATOR: 1st Lt M.P. Harakal, CREW CHIEF: T/Sgt F.J. Lynch, ASST. CREW CHIEF: Sgt G.R. Tregembo"

"Example of coral cliffs facing the beach. Japanese had dug caves and tunnels there in for defense installations"

"The vertical Coral Cliff along the road parallel to the beach - South side of Biak"

"The Cliff - coral - that extended for miles along the south coast of Biak in which the Japanise had many gun emplacements" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Invading Biak. On May 27-31, 1944, American forces landed on beaches between Mokmer Village and…

"Example of the near vertical coral rock walls just inland from the beach where many Japanese had dug caves."

"Liberty Ships - Aircraft on Air strip perhaps Mokmer strip and Jap Fox holes in foreground - taken from up a rise in the coral wall"