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Aerial, Manila 8
"Intramuros - Ships in Bay - Part of Dock area - Large ship"
Aerial, Manila 9
"Intramuros ruins - Mouth of Pasig River - Ships in the Bay" "Letran" building
Biak Camp, Water Tank
"Moving big water tank onto supporting frame - for gravity feed to Kitchen and showers. Island of Biak - Dutch New Guinea 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Water Suppliers. To create a gravity fed water supply for mess hall and…
Biak Natives, Long Canoe
"Two Liberty Ships and an LC1 behind a native large canoe with a sail, at Biak" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Boat Antithesis. Stabilized by outrigger, assisted by sail, four Biak men paddle their large wood canoe on Soenggarai Bay. Praised for their…
Biak, Ocean Swimming 1
"Some of the best ocean swimming in the S. Pacific was off a barge at the edge of a coral shelf at Biak. Thigh deep out to the barge - 20' deep on other" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Swim Time. Before showers were set up, soldiers first bathed in fresh…
Biak, Ocean Swimming 2
"Swimming off a sunken barge at edge of a coral shelf. Possible to wade to the barge and dive into 20 ft deep water on seaward side at Biak, Dutch New Guinea 17th tactical Recon Sqdn"
Finchhaffen Taro Plantation 1
"Native garden in foreground. Ships in distant water (Speed graphic camera)" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Taro Plantation. Within sight of Allied warships anchored off Finschhafen (background), Hill photographed this hillside taro plantation. When…
Latrine Assembly Detail 1
"A detail of men have just moved a latrine seat box into position over a pit that required dynamite to dig. The box is a 10 holer - two rows of 5, back to back. A V-10? 17th Recon Sqdn" From left to right: John Kapp, John Nasca, Clifford Jones,…
Leyte Camp, Mess Kit Washing
"17th Recon Sqdn - mess kit washing line - outside mess hall. Ship in bay visible beyond"
Leyte, LST
"LST with doors closed pulling away from beach near Tacloban Dec 1944"