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Looking Out to Sea 3
"M/Sgt Howard Tryk, 17th Recon Sqdn Communications Chief overlooking a coastal inlet at Finchhaffen."
Looking Out to Sea 2
"M/Sgt Howard Tryk, 17th Recon Sqdn Communications Chief overlooking a coastal inlet at Finchhaffen."
Looking Out to Sea 1
"Fred Hill looks out to sea (toward San Francisco) from Ocean's edge at Finchhaffen New Guinea"
KP Duty 3
"KP at the Coleman Immersion water heaters"
Japanese Landing Craft 2
"M/Sgt Howard Tryk on an abandoned Jap landing craft at Finchhaffen New Guinea 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Japanese Landing Craft. M/Sgt Howard Tryk poses on an abandoned Japanese landing craft near Finschhafen, perhaps the only…
Japanese Landing Craft 1
"Jap Landing Craft Finch Haffen"
Fred Hill Eating Papaya
"Fred Hill eating fresh papaya" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Papaya Eater. While sweat rash plagued Hill at Finnschhafen, he still enjoyed eating tropical fruit -- as seen here in this photo he sent to Martha. Throughout the New Guinea conflict,…
First View of New Guinea
"Copy of the first view of New Guinea as the SS Gen John Pope arrived" From "Darkroom Soldier": "The Wharf of Milne Bay, November 4, 1943. Here, in August, 1942, an attack by Japanese naval forces had been repulsed by Australian infantry defending…
First Muddy Camp 2
"The muddy temporary camp site at Milne Bay - building a 'Cordurary' walk way to get from road into our camp area"
First Muddy Camp 1
"First (temporary) camp of the ground crew of 17th Recon Sqdn - Milne Bay New Guinea Nov 4 to Nov 16 1943 in MUD - !" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Building the Aihoma Road. For the nine or ten days Hill's unit waited at Milne Bay, they were assigned to…