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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 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 Camp, Mess Kit Washing
"17th Recon Sqdn - mess kit washing line - outside mess hall. Ship in bay visible beyond"
Leyte Camp, Enlisted Tents 1
"Dulag - edge of 17th T. R. Enlisted Men's area. Palm trees - a truck, tents and men - plus, local citizens"
Stringing Telephone Wires 1
"Communications Unit stringing telephone wires on Biak Island"
Biak Military Camp
"Some Sqdn's Camp area right at sea side - Good example of a camp. A row of native dug-out canoes up the beach"
Biak Camp, Gasoline Tank
"Gasoline source for vehicles and kitchen stoves and immersion heaters for washing mess kits" Sign on platform reads, "No Smoking - Gas - Danger"
Aerial, North Coast of N.G. 2
"Reconnaissance Photo - North Coast of New Guinea. Trucks & Bldgs under palm trees, roadway and log bridge"
Military Vehicles Convoy 2
"Convoy of Army trucks - Finchhaffen area - Yes, there was also mud at Leyte" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Convoy in Mud. Hill noted that, because of the mud, trucks like these could not climb a twenty-degree slope without spinning out or sometimes…
Finchhaffen Camp, Motor Pool
"17th Motor Pool - 5 trucks in the mud"