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Aerial, First Major Campsite
"Aerial of the 17th Recon Sqdn's first major camp site at Dobodura Doubtful!"
Dobodura Camp 1
The camp at Dobodura with tall palm trees in the foreground. "Hill - Photo Section - Salinas & Laurel - Doc Speer, Tregea, etc."
Aerial, Finchhaffen Campsite
"Aerial of 17th Recon Sqdn Campsite" Map on glassine envelope indicating location of Photo Lab and Communications, as well as the Mess Hall.
Photo Section Personnel 2
Photo Section Personnel - 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn One name on negative: "Ashbaugh"
Leyte Foxhole Group 1
"Photo Section tent members: Van Reimer - Dick Baxter - A J Countryman - Walter Peters (a medic) - Fred Hill - in front: Ed Bernardo. On our foxhole cover by our tent. 0445 GG was 17th Sqdn Code on all our items"
Leyte Foxhole Group 2
"Tent mates pose on fox hole cover. Van Reimer, Dick Baxter, Al Countryman, Walt Peters, Fred Hill, and Ed Bernardo in front." All Photo section men except Peters who was a medic" From "Darkroom Soldier": "On the Foxhole at Dulag. After a few days…
Leyte Foxhole Pals 2
"Allan Countryman and Fred Hill sitting on cover of their 'foxhole"
Fred Hill Sitting on Foxhole 1
"Sgt Fred Hill on the fox-hole cover by their tent at Dulag 17th Recon Sqdn"
Fred Hill Sitting on Foxhole 2
"Sgt Fred Hill on the fox-hole cover by their tent at Dulag 17th Recon Sqdn" Included in "Darkroom Soldier."
Leyte Foxhole Balloons
"17th Recon Sqdn men - Al Countryman, Walt Peters, Ed Bernardo, Fred Hill find that condoms make big balloons" Unidentified soldier in foxhole.