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"Two Liberty ships, as seen over AA gun sight" From "Darkroom Soldier": "On the SS Juan Cabrillo. Luminous clouds above, Liberty Ship a far silhouette, 20 mm anti-aircraft gun up close -- the young photographer documented these apparently commonplace…

"As seen from SS Juan Cabrillo"

"The wake of the Liberty Ship Juan Cabrillo between Biak and Tacloban Leyte"

"Men at the rail on ship"

"Calisthenics - shipboard" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Morning Calisthenics. Shipboard routine on the SS General John Pope usually included a morning exercise ritual which may or may not have been enthusiastically embraced by the soldiers. Taken a year…

"20 mm AA gun on a Liberty ship - Silhouette" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Gun and Cloud. While waiting on the Russell Sage, Hill took various ship-board photos, including this of a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun silhouetted against a spectacular cloud."…

"Silhouette of 20mm Anti-Aircraft gun"

"The dock area at Milne Bay" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Milne Bay Wharf. Because there was no campsite for Hill's squadron when they arrived on November 4, and because commanders wanted to release the USS General John Pope to return to the States,…