Earl Powers, Muddy Shoes

Earl Powers, Muddy Shoes

Military uniforms

Powers, Earl

"Earl Powers rubbing mud from his shoes at Hollandia" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Hollandia Mud. In April, 1942, Japanese forces landed at Hollandia on the New Guinea coast unopposed, but on April 22, 1944, 'surprise landings by U.S. troops were made at Aitape and Hollandia...[and] within five days the airfields at Hollandia and Aitape were in Allied possession.' Here, three months later, Sgt Powers uses water in a tire rut to wash the sticky but safe Hollandia mud off his shoes." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)

Hill, Fred

1944-07

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