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Mindoro Picnic 1
"A picnic - a cook from the 49th Fighter, a Red Cross girl (Clara Cohen), Fred Hill and Cpl Ehrman - coffee percolator, a sheet cake" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Picnic in Peace. Left to right: unidentified soldier
Aerial, Corregidor Landing Zones 3
"Landing Zone B - 503rd RCT Paratroopers - Looking down on C-47 w/chutes over tank farm - Good view of lighthouse and tank farm - Photo by 17th Recon Sqdn (Copy made w/ Print Shop Camera)" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Invading Corregidor. In May, 1942,…
Aerial, Corregidor Landing Zones 1
"Parade ground and adjacent area strewn with abandoned parachutes - Landing Zone A - 503rd RCT Paratroopers - Theatre at extreme right, at end of parade ground - Photo by 17th Recon Sqdn. It was from this print that Bob Peace, of Georgia, claimed…
Corn Feast 2
"Dick Baxter - Ed Bernardo - Van Reimer enjoy corn on the cob - from a local farmer cooked in our tent on Mindoro, on a little Primus Stove in a mess kit. Note the light switch on the tent pole above Baxter's head" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fresh…
Leyte, LST 626 4
"Truck & rolling stock and some personnel on top deck for move of 17th Tactical Recon Sqdn - from Leyte to Mindoro" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Leaving Leyte. Hill's squadron spent a hot week unloading, refloating, relanding, and reloading LST 626.…
Leyte, LST 626 1
"LST 626 - well up on beach - doors and ramp ready to load Dec 1944. This is the one that was so far onto the beach it could not be pulled off and had to be unloaded." From "Darkroom Soldier": "Lucky LST 626. After two months 'of heavy ground…
Leyte Local Braiding Thatch 3
"Weaving palm thatch" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Weaving Palm Fronds. Under tearful protest, Juan Berden's daughter demonstrates the process of making traditional wall thatch. After splitting a palm frond in half, she weaves the leaves together in a…
Leyte, Corn Grinder
"Corn grinder for corn meal demonstration" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Ingenious Hand Mill. As explained and demonstrated by Juan Berden's neighbor, Filipinos used this mill to grind whole corn or rice into flour. Built by driving rows of metal studs…
Leyte, Mud Boat 1
"Carabao pulling a 'mud boat' to bring supplies from the street to our kitchen - Too muddy for our trucks" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Mud Boat Season. When deep mud made four-wheel-drive jeeps useless (background), many key places on Leyte became…
Binmaley Local, "Osping" 2
![Binmaley Local, "Osping" 2](https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eoudigitalarchive/square_thumbnails/9535f8f08ce8f20986841578edd6345a.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIGVQF5DU4TM5SWSA&Expires=1732737600&Signature=%2BlEYBFgx%2BHhXUCrRS3cgaBb9H3I%3D "Binmaley Local, "Osping" 2")
"Osping' and his mother" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Local Help. House boy Osping and his mother. Like Juan Quilla, Osping was great to have around and his mother was a delightful person." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)