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Leyte Camp, Gas Station
"Auto & truck 'Gas Station' at Dulag. 'Free windshield wash with a fill-up." From "Darkroom Soldier": "Refueling at Dulag. Trucks and jeeps used 80 octane fuel from these 55-gallon drums. Soldiers pressurized the drums, then pumped gasoline into…
Leyte Camp, Motor Pool
"Ruts in the mud of the motor pool at Dulag Leyte - 17th Tactical Recon Sqdn. Trucks, tents, palm trees on perimeter"
Leyte, Jeep in Mud 1
"Military Police Jeep negotiating a typical muddy road. Note 4 wheel drive front wheels spinning. Area of Dulag, Leyte"
Leyte, Jeep in Mud 2
"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn. 4 men - with shovels - trying to get a jeep out of the mud. A civilian structure in the area" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Dulag Mud. When the rains began in the Leyte Valley, the dry cornfield around the photo lab turned into a…
Leyte, Truck in Mud 1
"Truck in the mud with which we had to contend at the 17th Sqdn Camp area (a corn field) in the rainy season"
Leyte, Truck in Mud 2
"Tractor pulling Command Car out of the mud at Dulag Leyte 17th Tactical Recon Sqdn Camp area"
Leyte, Mud Sled
"Only way to get supplies from the street to camp area - through the mud at Dulag, Leyte. 17th Tactical Recon Sqdn. (no face on the carabao)"
Walt Peters, Medic Section
"Medic Section's Walt Peters with locally acquired straw hat - Walt was a member of the six tentmates who lived together through many moves"
Ed Bernardo, Photo Section
"Sgt Edward A. Bernardo head of 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn's Photo section, Camera Maintenance looks at a flack damaged nose wheel strut of a B-25"
Van Reimer in Rain Poncho 1
"Van Reimer 'modeling' a GI rain gear poncho. 17th Sqdn Photo section"