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Flags at Half Staff 2
"US & Filipino flags at half staff for death of Pres. Roosevelt by a school building"
Mindoro, McGuire Airdrome
"McGuire Airdrome overview of Mindoro air strip facilities" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Invading Mindoro. Moving north from Leyte to establish airfields closer to Manila and Luzon, the Allies chose to invade Mindoro, a mountainous, oval-shaped island,…
Mindoro, Busuanga River
"Pleasant scene, inland Mindoro - Mountain, river, clouds - on a jeep ride with members of the 49th Fighters, Sgt Bill Cox & Cpl Ehrman" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Busuanga River and Mt. Wood Foothills. The Halcon Mountain Range is a cordillera…
Aerial, North Luzon Dam 2
"One view of the upper side of a dam in a river North of Manila. Perhaps a water supply - not hydro electric - there are no transmission wires - So. It was 'bombed' with napalm to keep the Japanese from blowing it up"
Ie Shima, 95 Points Group
"3rd group to be returned to the States with 95 points"
Okinawa Temporary Camp
"A tent and jeeps on Okinawa while changing planes to go on over to Ie Shima. 17th Tact Recon Sqdn"
Japanese Burial Urn 1
"A Japanese ceramic burial urn - on Okinawa"
Japanese Burial Urn 2
"A Japanese ceramic burial urn - on Okinawa"
Memorial, Ernie Pyle 1
"77th Division Monument to Ernie Pyle (Apr 18, 1945). I remember taking the picture - if it is on Okinawa. I don't remember how I got there. I don't think its on Ie Shima? Fred Hill" Written on memorial: "At this spot the 77th Infantry Division lost…
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…