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Biak Camp, Photo Lab 2
"The Completed Biak Photo lab exterior"
Tags: 17th Recon Sqdn, Camps, Geelvink Bay, Palm trees, Photo lab, Photo section, Tents
Biak Camp, Photo Lab 1
"17th T. Recon Sqdn Photo Section being set up. 3' by 6' floor panels were fabricated before we left Finchhaffen" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Biak Photo Lab. In his August 19 letter, Hill sketched the new photo lab floor plan and, in a photo, he…
Mess Hall Construction 5
"Assembling the mess hall for the 17th tact Recon Sqdn at Biak. The frame members were pre-cut and bolt holes drilled - supplied by Australia"
Mess Hall Construction 4
"Frances 'Scoop' Elliston 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn Orderly room staff. Lifting corrugated panel to the roof of the the mess hall structure. Biak Island"
Mess Hall Construction 3
"Putting corrugated roof sheets on Biak Mess Hall 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Roofers. 17th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron members also applied sheets of corrugated steel to cover the mess hall. Front to back: Charles…
Bathing Facilities
"Bathing Facilities - A shallow stream at Milne Bay - New Guinea" Ed Bernardo is looking back over his left shoulder as Dick Baxter sits in the water to his left. From "Darkroom Soldier": "Milne Bay Skinny Dippers. Small rivers and streams flowing…
First Muddy Camp 1
"First (temporary) camp of the ground crew of 17th Recon Sqdn - Milne Bay New Guinea Nov 4 to Nov 16 1943 in MUD - !" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Building the Aihoma Road. For the nine or ten days Hill's unit waited at Milne Bay, they were assigned to…
Tags: Aihoma road, Camps, Darkroom, Islands, Logs, Milne Bay, Mud, Province, Soldier quote, Tents, Territory of Papua, Uniforms
41st Division, Camp Murray 5
"41st Division - Oct. 1940 - first 'homes' at Camp Murray - Ft. Lewis"
Tags: 186th Infantry, 41st Division, Camp Murray, Soldiers, Tents, Uniforms
41st Division, Camp Murray 4
"41st Division - Oct. 1940" Construction of 1st Squad tents - no floors
Tags: 186th Infantry, 41st Division, Camp Murray, Tent frames, Tents, Uniforms