War is Over, Going Home!
Bands
Military uniforms
Naval ships
"Musicians help pass the time aboard the SS Cape Victory en route to Seattle - Oct 1945" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Jam Session on Board. It would a be a hot, sweaty, slow trip. The turbine-powered converted freighter would travel about fifteen miles an hour. To keep cool, men took off their shirts, stayed on deck, took it easy. During the journey, soldiers were allowed to send uncensored mail for the first time in two years. Though soldiers had been ordered to empty their cameras of all film, somewhere between Manila and Seattle, somewhere during the twenty-eight day voyage across the Pacific, Hill secretly snapped this rare photo of a soldiers' band -- piano, drums, sax, and trumpet -- playing for men relaxing on the aft deck of the SS Cape Victory. (The ship's mast cast the shadow in the center of the photo.)" ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)
Hill, Fred
1945-10
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2010.1.1538
Liberty Ship, Juan Cabrillo 4
Military uniforms
Naval ships
"Red Alert - All hands below deck! Biak to Tacloban soldiers looking up at opening in hold cover"
Hill, Fred
1944-10
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2010.1.362
Liberty Ship, Juan Cabrillo 3
Military uniforms
Naval ships
"Aboard ship - Biak to Tacloban - Mess kit washing facilities"
Hill, Fred
1944-10
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2010.1.361
Liberty Ship, Juan Cabrillo 2
Military uniforms
Naval ships
"Soldiers relaxing aboard the SS Juan Cabrillo"
Hill, Fred
1944-10
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2010.1.360
Liberty Ship, Juan Cabrillo 1
Military uniforms
Naval ships
Bernardo, Ed
"Relaxed aboard the Liberty Ship Juan Cabrillo, en route from Biak via Hollandia to Tacloban, Leyte. Oct 21 to 28 1944 - 17th Recon Sqdn Ground Crews" Ed Bernardo watching? From "Darkroom Soldier": "Leaving Biak. As combat moved north to reconquer the Philippines, the demand for timely aerial reconnaissance followed. So, on October 21, 1944, Hill's unit left Biak on the SS Juan Cabrillo, a Liberty Ship launched on June 30, 1942, (Hull #291) and named for the Spanish explorer who discovered California. Sailing north for seven days, the men lived on deck, rested, and played cards, and on October 28, they landed at Tacloban, the capital of Leyte." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)
Hill, Fred
1944-10
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2010.1.359
Liberty Ship, Russell Sage 1
Military life
Military uniforms
Military vehicles
Naval ships
"Life aboard the Liberty Ship Russell Sage Finchhaffen to Biak - June 30 to July 28 with long layover in Humbolt Bay"
Hill, Fred
1944-07
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2010.1.240
Liberty Ship, Life Aboard 6
Military uniforms
Naval ships
Rixham, John
"C-Rations being distributed before leaving ship at Tacloban" From "Darkroom Soldier": "C-Rations Distribution. 1st Sgt John Rixham distributes canned food to his men for their first few days on Leyte." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)
Hill, Fred
1944
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2010.1.1471
Liberty Ship, Juan Cabrillo 9
Naval ships
"Card game in the hold of the Juan Cabrillo"
Hill, Fred
1944
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2010.1.1401
Liberty Ship, Life Aboard 5
Military uniforms
Naval ships
Wilding, Bill
"Cpl Bill Wilding - Transportation Dept - eating from mess kit on fender of truck aboard ship"
Hill, Fred
1944
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2010.1.1393
Liberty Ship, Life Aboard 4
Military uniforms
Naval ships
Baxter, Dick
"Baxter rinsing his pants in deck wash hose"
Hill, Fred
1944
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2010.1.1365