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Leyte Camp, Mess Hall 4
"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn Mess hall at Dulag, Leyte. Roof thatch was made of fresh green palm fronds and caterpilars (grubs) would frequently fall onto the table from which you were eating"
Leyte Camp, Mess Hall 5
"Bamboo & thatch mess hall at Dulag Leyte - Line of men going in. 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn"
Leyte Camp, Mess Hall 6
"Chow line entering 17th Sqdn mess hall at Dulag Leyte - Fresh green thatch often dropped worms onto tables while we were eating"
Leyte Camp, Supply Bldg 1
"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn Supply thatched building at Dulag"
Leyte Camp, Supply Bldg 2
"17th Supply 'building' in the mud at Dulag, Leyte. S/Sgt Harry Jones, Supply Sgt, 1st on left"
Leyte Camp, Supply Bldg 3
"The Supply 'tent' (really a thatched bamboo building) at Dulag. Very muddy area. The Sqdn 'Cletrack' prime mover in foreground. 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn"
Leyte Camp, Supply Bldg 4
"Side view of thatch building of the supply center at Dulag, Leyte, P.I. 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn"
Leyte Local Braiding Thatch 1
"Filipino persons braiding halves of palm branches to make siding thatch - for mess hall of 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn camp at Dulag"
Leyte Local Braiding Thatch 2
"Thatch weaver"
Leyte Local Braiding Thatch 3
"Weaving palm thatch" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Weaving Palm Fronds. Under tearful protest, Juan Berden's daughter demonstrates the process of making traditional wall thatch. After splitting a palm frond in half, she weaves the leaves together in a…