"Old E Co 186th Infantry National Guard friends from La Grande, Oregon, met on Biak. Sgt Fred Hill (Air Force), Lt Cochran, Sgt Ernie Stitzinger, Cpl Dean Rizor, S/Sgt Jim Coats" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Oregon Reunion. On September 11-12, Hill was…
"Former friends from E Co 186th Infantry. Lt Walter Buckley and 1st Sgt Bill Corey from Oregon National Guard days in La Grande, Oregon. Jap 25 cal. automatic rifle - foreground"
"Sgt Fred Hill, 1st Sgt Bill Corey, 1st Lt Ralph Badger - Visit by Hill to E Co 186 Inf. Camp on Biak. Before transferring to Air Force, Hill was also a member of ORE Nat'l Guard unit"