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"Visiting a native village Leyte, Philippine Is. Capt Tregea 17th Photo Officer"

"Fortified Island Rock - Perhaps in Manila Bay. No actual details available"

"Fortified Island Rock - Perhaps in Manila Bay. No actual details available"

"Young musicians perform for Enlisted Men's club at Binmale"

"In our tent mansion at Binmaley. Fred Hill sits on his cot reading news paper from home - spread out on floor - because it had gotten wet"

"The 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn in Formal Formation"

"Fred Hill - corn on the cob - bought from a local farmer and cooked in our tent - we had a little Primus Stove. Rolled mosquito net and towels overhead. Foot powder, soap, ink bottle, and extra shoes under cot. Fred wears loafers from home, long…

"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…

"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,…

"Sgt Fred Hill - in the 'jungle' near the 17th camp at Dulag Philippines"