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"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…

"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"

"Entry to cliff caves in the coral wall facing the beach at Biak. The cliff was honeycombed with caves" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fortified Cave. Prior to Allied invasion on May 27 1944, Japanese forces constructed many defenses, such as this…

"A cave entrance on Biak - wooden ammunition boxes abandoned just outside a Japanese fortification"

"A Japanese 'pill box' gun port - camoflaged with sticks. Some of these contained a 75 mm Howitzer"