Binmaley, Shelled Cathedral Figures
Churches
"A big Catholic Church at Binmaley (Lingayen Gulf) was used by the Japanese to store munitions. It was shelled by US Navy ships in the Gulf. These statues were salvaged by local parishioners and assembled in a corner." From "Darkroom Soldier": "Cathedral Tableau. The largest church in the province and visible for miles offshore, Binmaley Cathedral attracted Hill's attention. After Army intelligence had determined that the Japanese were storing supplies and munitions in this sanctuary, Navy warships reportedly shelled the building. Dissatisfied with photos from his visit to the cathedral, he described the image he wanted to capture: 'In one corner were about a dozen figures of Biblical characters that had been salvaged from the altars and huddled together. Figures about three feet high. There is a statue of the Virgin with Baby. Will take strong afternoon light to get it.' A week later, Hill returned to the cathedral to find 'the sky got just right for a picture I've been waiting a week to take.... Inside, I shot through a huge shell hole in the roof at the bell tower with a blue sky background. Tried the figure of the Virgin holding a headless Christ child, but it is in the most difficult position -- for light and background -- of any object I've ever tried to shoot." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)
Hill, Fred
7/2/1945
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2010.1.638
503rd Officers Observe Artillery
Military uniforms
Jones, George M.
Marquat, Major General
"Maj Gen Marquat and Col. George Jones -observe artillery action on Corregidor - from Lantern slide - Bob Flynn, 503rd historian - Signal Corps original"
Signal Corps
2/24/1945
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2010.1.922
Aerial, Corregidor Landing Zones 7
Parachutes
"Some parachutes still in the air. 17th Recon Photo - but from the Nat'l Archive Microfilm via Don Abbot. Not sharp. Annotation by Fred Hill"
17th Sqdn.
2/16/1945
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2010.1.934
Aerial, Corregidor Landing Zones 6
Parachutes
"Some topside buildings - from Nat'l Archives Microfilm - Print loaned by Don Abbott - and they charged him $10 for the print - Original was by 17th Recon Sqdn - Very fuzzy"
17th Sqdn.
2/16/1945
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2010.1.932
Aerial, Corregidor Destruction
Military
"Barracks end of Parade ground - Shows men walking - a 17th Recon Sqdn original - but from Nat'l Archives Microfilm - Source: Caffrey J. Dugas - disappointly fuzzy"
17th Sqdn.
2/16/1945
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2010.1.931
Aerial, Corregidor Landing Zones 5
Parachutes
"Drop zone with abandoned 'chutes from Nat'l Archives via Micro film - 17th Recon Sqdn original - Source: C. Dugas - Very fuzzy"
17th Sqdn.
2/16/1945
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2010.1.930
Aerial, Corregidor Landing Zones 4
Parachutes
"Parade Ground - wide area - a few abandoned 'chutes - looking east. From Lantern Slide via Bob Flynn - 503rd. Claimed by Signal Corps - but undoubtedly taken by 17th Recon Sqdn"
17th Sqdn.
2/16/1945
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2010.1.925
Aerial, Corregidor Paratrooper
Military uniforms
"Shows Paratrooper leaving plane (taken from inside of plane) over building skeletons" "Bombed out buildings on Corregidor - Not sharp, from Lantern slide supplied by Bob Flynn, 503rd historian - Shows a paratrooper leaving the airplane. Signal Corps Photo"
Signal Corps
2/16/1945
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2010.1.924
Aerial, Corregidor Paratroopers
Airplanes
Islands
Parachutes
"Corregidor - Horizontal of C-47 w/string of 'chutes - Photo by 17th Recon Sqdn"
17th Sqdn.
2/16/1945
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2010.1.921
Aerial, Corregidor Landing Zones 3
Airplanes
Islands
Parachutes
"Landing Zone B - 503rd RCT Paratroopers - Looking down on C-47 w/chutes over tank farm - Good view of lighthouse and tank farm - Photo by 17th Recon Sqdn (Copy made w/ Print Shop Camera)" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Invading Corregidor. In May, 1942, Gen Wainwright unconditionally surrendered all American forces in the Philippines to the Japanese, including the U.S. Army garrison of 11,000 men on Corregidor, a heavily-fortified island outside Manila Bay. On February 16, 1945, as part of the Allied offensive, the 503rd Parachute Infantry was dropped on the island by C-47s of the 54th Troop Carrier Wing. Hill's 17th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron was assigned to document this airborne infantry landing. Before that action, American planes used 3,128 tons of bombs to destroy enemy fortifications. When Hill's Photo Section developed these dramatic photographs, they made and saved extra prints for themselves. 'This information [and photos] would not have passed military censors...and I knew better than to try' to send the photos home. After the war, Hill wrote the Pentagon for permission to make copies of these prints available to the men of the 503rd and C-47 crews. Over the years, he has provided sets of these Corregidor photos to veterans and their families." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)
17th Sqdn.
2/16/1945
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2010.1.920