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B-25, Engine Change 3
"Engine change on B-25's"
B-25, Engine Change 4
"New engine being readied - Lingayen"
Biak Camp, Photo Lab 1
"17th T. Recon Sqdn Photo Section being set up. 3' by 6' floor panels were fabricated before we left Finchhaffen" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Biak Photo Lab. In his August 19 letter, Hill sketched the new photo lab floor plan and, in a photo, he…
Biak Camp, Photo Lab 2
"The Completed Biak Photo lab exterior"
Biak Camp, US Flag 1
"US Flag ona make shift pole and tents with laundry on a line. Biak 17th Recon Sqdn"
Bob Casey at Base of Tree
"Sgt Bob Casey at base of a big tree, surrounded by 'Tarzan' like vines. Within hiking distance of the 17th Recon Sqdn base Camp area" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Sgt Casey in the Jungle. The lowland rain forest around Hill's camp is one of the world's…
Bob Casey with Camera 1
"Bob Casey with Speed Graphic Camera" Allan Countryman looking on?
Bob Casey with Camera 2
"Bob Casey with Speed Graphic Camera"
C-46, Refueling
"C-46 Refueling" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fueling. A soldier waits on his tanker as high octane fuel fills the plane's tanks. On their return from missions, planes were refueled immediately. Hill described the day: 'Rode down to the line with Baxter…
Dobodura Jungle 1
"New Guinea Jungle - our first experience wth real jungle 17th Recon Sqdn" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Into the Tropic Jungle. On November 16, Hill's squadron boarded the Liberty ship SS John Steinmetz in Milne Bay and sailed north to Dobodura, which…