Death of a Sally Bomber 3
Airplanes
"3 steps, (final) in the 'Death of a Sally' bomber - shot down by B-25 'Mitch' - piloted by Capt Bert Sill, who kept the plane in position so his gunners could shoot"
17th Sqdn.
1945
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2010.1.981
Death of a Sally Bomber 2
Airplanes
"2 steps in the 'Death of a Sally' bomber - Shot down by 'Mitch The Witch' piloted by Capt Bert Sill"
17th Sqdn.
1945
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2010.1.980
Death of a Sally Bomber 1
Airplanes
"2 steps in the 'Death of a Sally' bomber - Shot down by 'Mitch The Witch' piloted by Capt Bert Sill"
17th Sqdn.
1945
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2010.1.979
B-25, "Mitch The Witch" 3
Airplanes
Military uniforms
"17th Recon Sqdn B-25 'Mitch The Witch' with ground crew. Piloted by Bert Sill & crew. Shot down 'Sally' Jap Bomber"
Hill, Fred
1945
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2010.1.978
B-25, "Mitch The Witch" 2
Airplanes
"Nose art. 17th Recon Sqdn B-25 'Mitch the Witch' - Straight side view - not all missions tallys show" "From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fuselage Art. Painting nicknames, names and personalized icons on the fuselage was an unsanctioned but traditional art of Army Air Force crews. The motifs were varied and extensive -- tail fins with skull and crossbones, sides with female nudes, noses with sharks and other animals....Here, a famous B-25 displays both individual name and icon." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)
Risdon, Dale
1945
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2010.1.976
B-24, "The Butcher's Daughter"
Airplanes
"90th Bomb Group - 'Jolly Rogers' - B-24 nose art 'The Butcher's Daughter"
Risdon, Dale
1945
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2010.1.972
B-25, "Mitch The Witch" 1
Airplanes
"B-25 Mitch the Witch - nose and left engine - No crew members in the photo"
Hill, Fred
1945
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2010.1.969
Mindoro Camp, Musicians
Military camps
Military uniforms
Recreation
Caccatore, John
Eddy, William
Klepner, Dan
Vineyard, Edgar
"17th Recreational Musicians in the 'The Blue Room - Dan Klepner, Trumpet - John Caccitore - Edgar Vinyard" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Blue Room. Operated throughout the Pacific Theater by the Red Cross, this type of open-air canteen for enlisted men was staffed by volunteers - usually young women - who provided drinks, snacks, and musical instruments. During off hours, soldiers could come here to relax and socialize and listen and perhaps write letters. Without women, there was no dancing. Officers, meanwhile, were building a club of their own. Photo Lab crews working swing shift heard this music through the darkroom walls. Left to right: Unidentified lead singer / trombonist
unidentified man on sax
John Caccatore on sax
unidentified man on sax
William Eddy on trumpet (rear)
Edgar Vineyard on sax." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)
Hill, Fred
1945
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2010.1.496
Mindoro Camp, Recreation Tent
Military camps
Recreation
"17th Tactical Recon Sqdn EM Recreation tent. Musical instruments were available and many in the Sqdn could play. I do not know how the sign was painted." Sign in front of tent: "The Blue Room"
Hill, Fred
1945
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2010.1.495
Dobodura Camp, Tent Sign
Military camps
"Tent occupants! sign - Dobodura" Sign reads: "The Rainblows Inn - F/Sgt Rixham, T/Sgt Porreca, S/Sgt Lake, S/Sgt Baril" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Tent Frames and Fine Addresses. Before traditional planed lumber (dunnage) became available from ship packing and crating, soldiers built their tent walls and rafters from 'pono' wood poles cut from the nearby jungle. When laid as floors, 'pono' poles were so uneven that the men made three-legged tables and chairs in order to sit level. To enhance discovery, many of the men commissioned soldiers with painting skills to make address signs." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)
Hill, Fred
1944
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2010.1.1376