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KP Duty 2
"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn enlisted men washing their mess kits - Coleman immersion heaters kept water Very Hot in clean metal garbage cans" Mess Hall in background.
Japanese Well Drilling Rig 2
"Japanese well drilling rig - left behind - Being used by U.S. forces - Biak" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Well Drillers. To find a fresh water source for washing and bathing, unidenitified men of the 17th Squadron Utilities Section quickly learned to…
Biak Native Homes 1
"Native homes - on stilts over the water"
Japanese "Pill Box" 1
"A Japanese fortified 'pill box.' The howitzer has had the breech blown out as the position was abandoned." From "Darkroom Soldier": "Ending in a Pill Box. Another in his series on destroyed Japanese armament, Hill records here a Japanese 75 mm…
Biak Military Camp
"Some Sqdn's Camp area right at sea side - Good example of a camp. A row of native dug-out canoes up the beach"
Biak Native Homes 2
"Native homes on stilts over the bay waters"
Old Wooden Mast
"Part of a wooden mast at edge of water"
Biak Native Homes 3
"Native homes, on stilts over the water"
Biak Native Homes 4
"Native homes - on stilts over the water - Soldier's laundry hanging on walk-way railings"
Japanese Well Drilling Rig 3
"Japanese well drilling apparatus left behind as they were driven back. Being used by U.S. to drill a well for fresh water at 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn camp site at Biak Island - Dutch New Guinea"