"Banana sales girl at Alba River" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Crossing the Alba River. Waiting for the raft, his jeep was surrounded by local women selling bananas. He found one woman -- arms laden with ripe fruit -- particularly attractive."…
"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn Enlisted men's tent area. Filipino girls peddled fruit through the camp daily - Dulag, Leyte, P.I." From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fruit Vendors. In his second letter from Binmaley, Hill praised these local vendors: '[They] come…