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Ie Shima Camp, Twilight
"Over looking tents of 17th Recon camp at Ie Shima - looking North - great cloud picture"
Leyte Camp, Packed Up 2
"Breaking camp at Dulag. Most tents are down - Mess hall remains - 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn"
Leyte Camp, Packed Up 1
"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn ground forces. Packed, ready to move (on to Mindoro - Dec 1944) 0445 - GG was our Sqdn Code identification. Photo Section and Supply section"
Christmas Beer Issue 1
"Allan Countryman and Van Reimer demonstrate Christmas Beer issue at Christmas time - Dulag Leyte. There were some of us who did not drink beer - Fred Hill"
Biak Camp, Photo Lab 2
"The Completed Biak Photo lab exterior"
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…
Bathing Facilities
"Bathing Facilities - A shallow stream at Milne Bay - New Guinea" Ed Bernardo is looking back over his left shoulder as Dick Baxter sits in the water to his left. From "Darkroom Soldier": "Milne Bay Skinny Dippers. Small rivers and streams flowing…
First Muddy Camp 2
"The muddy temporary camp site at Milne Bay - building a 'Cordurary' walk way to get from road into our camp area"
First Muddy Camp 1
"First (temporary) camp of the ground crew of 17th Recon Sqdn - Milne Bay New Guinea Nov 4 to Nov 16 1943 in MUD - !" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Building the Aihoma Road. For the nine or ten days Hill's unit waited at Milne Bay, they were assigned to…
Red Cross Facilities 2
"Red Cross facilities -[one of] 2 images." On sign over pathway: "American Red Cross Recreation Hall"