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Fred Hill Sitting on Foxhole 2
"Sgt Fred Hill on the fox-hole cover by their tent at Dulag 17th Recon Sqdn" Included in "Darkroom Soldier."
Leyte Foxhole Balloons
"17th Recon Sqdn men - Al Countryman, Walt Peters, Ed Bernardo, Fred Hill find that condoms make big balloons" Unidentified soldier in foxhole.
Visiting a Native Village
"Visiting a native village Leyte, Philippine Is. Capt Tregea 17th Photo Officer"
Binmaley Camp, Quarters Interior 1
"In our tent mansion at Binmaley. Fred Hill sits on his cot reading news paper from home - spread out on floor - because it had gotten wet"
Binmaley, Photo Section
"The 17th Photo Section staff - 20 men pictured plus 2 more. 22 man crew as of July 20 '45. 2 men - Ed Coit - Sgt Lab Tech. Albert Gertz - Cpl Chemical Maintenance - were rotated home with 110 points June 15, 1945" "L to R: Clarence Richards, Cpl Lab
Party, Photo & Communication Sections
"Photo Section / Communications section party. Earl Powers Steak fry cook. Laurel, Mississippi" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Photo and Communications Feast. Taken around August 9, when the atomic bomb destroyed Nagasaki, an anonymous cameraman records…
Dobodura Hut Sleeping Quarters 2
"Residence of the 3rd Attack Group Photo Section men including the 5 men of the 17th Recon "on loan" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Our House on Embi Creek. Located about thirty yards behind their Photo Lab, this typical native building -- post and beam,…
Dobodura Photo Section
"The 3rd Attack Group Photo Section crew - including 5 men on loan from the 17th Recon Sqdn Front Row L to R Jack Heyn - Jim Humphrey (Section Chief) - John Shemilyence - Leith Seely - Earnie Roy - Ken Ward - Joe DeNunno - George Newcomb - John Bahr…
Reunion 1970, Tent Mates 2
"17th Recon Sqdn Tent Reunion @ Reimers - March 1970 Van Reimer, Ed Bernardo, Dick Baxter, Walter Peters, Fred Hill - Unavailable: AJ Countryman" From L to R: Van Reimer, Walt Peters, Dick Baxter, Ed Bernardo, Fred Hill
Dobodura Hut Sleeping Quarters 3
"Bamboo & thatch sleeping quarters for Photo Section of 3rd Attack Group on Embi Creek"