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Japanese Tank 1
"Japanese Tank - on the beach on the south side of Biak"

Japanese Soldier
"Japanese soldier - Hid out on Biak waiting for his unit to return so he could re-join them. Unable to walk, he was brought in on a make-shift stretcher" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Survivor. Hill photographed this unidentified Japanese soldier…

Japanese Fortified Cave 2
"A cave entrance on Biak - wooden ammunition boxes abandoned just outside a Japanese fortification"

Japanese Fortified Cave 1
"Entry to cliff caves in the coral wall facing the beach at Biak. The cliff was honeycombed with caves" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fortified Cave. Prior to Allied invasion on May 27 1944, Japanese forces constructed many defenses, such as this…

Japanese "Sugar Charlie"
"A grounded 'Sugar Charlie.' North New Guinea coast area with a few strafing splashes. Sugar Charlie was name used to describe small Japanese powered barges used for carrying supplies"

Japanese "Pill Box" 3
"A Japanese pill box overlooking the Mokmer Air strip on the South coast of Biak"

Japanese "Pill Box" 2
"A Japanese 'pill box' gun port - camoflaged with sticks. Some of these contained a 75 mm Howitzer"

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…

Heavy Artillery Gun Engraving
"Japanese characters on Naval artillery gun, set up to defend beach on south Biak. Anchor symbol"
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