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Biak Camp, Photo Lab 2
"The Completed Biak Photo lab exterior"
Biak Camp, Photo Lab 1
"17th T. Recon Sqdn Photo Section being set up. 3' by 6' floor panels were fabricated before we left Finchhaffen" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Biak Photo Lab. In his August 19 letter, Hill sketched the new photo lab floor plan and, in a photo, he…
KP Duty, Fred Hill
"Fred Hill, Sergeant, on KP" From "Darkroom Soldier": "New Guinea KP. Sometime during the summer of 1944, Martha delivered this photo and caption information to her local newspaper: 'Stationed with a photo reconaissance group of the Army Air Force is…
Mess Hall Construction 5
"Assembling the mess hall for the 17th tact Recon Sqdn at Biak. The frame members were pre-cut and bolt holes drilled - supplied by Australia"
Mess Hall Construction 4
"Frances 'Scoop' Elliston 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn Orderly room staff. Lifting corrugated panel to the roof of the the mess hall structure. Biak Island"
Mess Hall Construction 3
"Putting corrugated roof sheets on Biak Mess Hall 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Roofers. 17th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron members also applied sheets of corrugated steel to cover the mess hall. Front to back: Charles…
Mess Hall Construction 2
"Attaching corrugated sheets to mess hall"
Mess Hall Construction 1
"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn Mess hall being assembled. The wood came from Australian sources - Pre-cut and bolt holes were pre-drilled. A very heavy dense wood" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Raising the Mess Hall. Once Biak was pacified, Hill and other…
Earl Powers, Photo-Gunner
"Sgt Earl E. Powers, former Photo Section member who became a Photo-gunner in a combat crew" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Photo Gunners. Two men in Hill's Photo Reconnaissance section, his friends Sgt Earl Powers (above) and Sgt Bob Casey, moved up the…
Biak Camp, Men's Tent 2
"The cot and equipment of Sgt. Fred Hill. Two boards of salvaged lumber for a floor. 50 cal ammo boxes - with silica gel from engine boxes - kept film and personal cameras, and stationery dry. 30 cal carbine hangs from bedside. Loafer slippers from…