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B-24, "Pluto"
"Disney character 'Pluto' B-24 nose art" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fuselage Art. Painting nicknames, names and personalized icons on the fuselage was an unsanctioned but traditional art of Army Air Force crews. The motifs were varied and extensive --…
Hollandia, Warf 1
"Warf at Hollandia" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Waiting for the Pig Boat. On a Hollandia dock, Hill waits for the rest of the men to return to the 'Pig Boat' so they can all be ferried back to the Russell Sage." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by…
Red Cross Service 2
"Red Cross girls serving coffee & cookies - at a stand accessible to any, primarily to air crews returning from missions" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Support the Red Cross. From Milne Bay onward, Hill praised the Red Cross for their overseas 'Camp…
Fred Hill Photographing 2
"Fred Hill photographing friend Marciana - Binmaley" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Sgt Fred Hill with Kodak Autographic 3-A Special. Hill recycled discarded, unexposed roll ends of K-17 aerial film by cutting them into 3" x 5" sections to fit into his…
King Neptune Certificate
"King Neptune's certificate of crossing the equator - Sgt. Frederick H. Hill Aboard the USS General John Pope en route to New Guinea from New Port News Virginia" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Loyal Order of the Deep. The ceremony of 'crossing the line'…
First View of New Guinea
"Copy of the first view of New Guinea as the SS Gen John Pope arrived" From "Darkroom Soldier": "The Wharf of Milne Bay, November 4, 1943. Here, in August, 1942, an attack by Japanese naval forces had been repulsed by Australian infantry defending…
Milne Bay Dock Area
"The dock area at Milne Bay" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Milne Bay Wharf. Because there was no campsite for Hill's squadron when they arrived on November 4, and because commanders wanted to release the USS General John Pope to return to the States,…
Fred Hill Eating Papaya
"Fred Hill eating fresh papaya" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Papaya Eater. While sweat rash plagued Hill at Finnschhafen, he still enjoyed eating tropical fruit -- as seen here in this photo he sent to Martha. Throughout the New Guinea conflict,…
B-25, "Little Joe" Sea Rescue
"Sea Rescue. 17th B-25 'Little Joe' crash landed in Ocean. Crew picked up by Navy PBY from their life rafts" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Rescuing the 'Little Joe' Crew. On July 13, a Photographic Reconnaissance B-25 named 'Little Joe' was shot down…
Fred Hill, Latrine Assembly
"Fred Hill - Carpenter - cutting Latrine seat holes" "Carpenter' Fred Hill, building 8-hole latrine box to take to Leyte - square holes" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Latrine Carpenter. Fred Hill reported to Martha that at least ten men worked eight days…