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"Big Emby Lake - near (1/2 hr hike) our camp at Dobodura. We fished there. Had a raft and later - re-cycled inflated life rafts from aircraft" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Three Jovial Fishermen. Left to right: Dick Baxter, Bob Casey, Mitch Fadal.…

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"A native 'head man' with septer of Authority - Bird beak head dress and abalone shell upper lip" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Jauwa Chief. The spiked headdress was made of birds' beaks and the war club was a scepter of authority. The abalone shell was…

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"Participants in a big celebration in the area of Dobodura - All wearing their fineary and feather head dresses 17th Recon Sqdn" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Jauwa Dancer. To accompany his dancing, the tribesman shook knee, ankle, and wrist rattles made…

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"Bombing raid - some Indonesian location. A long flight from Dobodura... It is a great Photograph - from the 3rd Attack collection. I was with them Nov & Dec 1943 and this is from them - Don't really know where" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Philippine…

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"Bombing raid - some Indonesian location. A long flight from Dobodura... Outstanding bomb explosions over well built factory buildings It is a great Photograph - from the 3rd Attack collection. I was with them Nov & Dec 1943 and this is from them -…

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"Early Atabrine Sign" Sign reads: "Its FREE - Take Atabrine" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Atabrine Girls. As Hill tells Martha, Atabrine protects against the sterilizing effect of 105 degree malaria fever. 'Very bitter,' he tells her, 'But not hard to…

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"The seating area an the Projection booth for movies at the Dobodura camp site - Screen not shown" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Outdoor Theater, Dobodura. On a berm separating the flat camp area from the jungle, the soldiers improvised a sidehill…

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"Sgt Bob Casey at base of a big tree, surrounded by 'Tarzan' like vines. Within hiking distance of the 17th Recon Sqdn base Camp area" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Sgt Casey in the Jungle. The lowland rain forest around Hill's camp is one of the world's…

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"three pictures of Bob Hope and Frances Langford entertaining troops in New Guinea" From "Darkroom Soldier": "The Bob Hope Show. Comedian Bob Hope and his troupe of six performers -- Patty Thomas, Francis Langford (left), Jerry Colona, and three…

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"The 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn Photo Section Complex Away from the living qtrs" From "Darkroom Soldier": "17th Squadron Photo Lab, Dobodura. Built at the edge of the jungle, Hill describes this facility as 'a very fine photo lab....' Under a roof of…
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