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"At camp in Dulag Leyte (Philippines) local girls often visited selling bananas, papaya, etc. Good kids, nicely dressed but almost always bare foot"

"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn Enlisted men's tent area. Filipino girls peddled fruit through the camp daily - Dulag, Leyte, P.I." From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fruit Vendors. In his second letter from Binmaley, Hill praised these local vendors: '[They] come…

"17th tactical Recon Sqdn E. M.'s camp tent area. Dulag, Leyte"

"Dulag - edge of 17th T. R. Enlisted Men's area. Palm trees - a truck, tents and men - plus, local citizens"

"17th Tactical Recon Sqdn Orderly Room Tent at Dulag Leyte - P.I."

"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn - Partially finished setting up camp at Dulag, Leyte - Residence tents in distant - work tent being assembled in foreground"

"A very fine home in Tacloban, Leyte P.I. - No details"

"2 ladies and a man in outrigger canoe - Philippines - Leyte area"

"Japanese characters on Naval artillery gun, set up to defend beach on south Biak. Anchor symbol"

"Sgt Bob Casey showing breech mechanism of Japanese coastal artillery gun. Abandoned on South coast of Biak" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Abandoned Artillery. On the south coast, Hill photographed his friend Sgt Bob Casey staring into the open breech of…