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Leyte Camp, Enlisted Tents 3
"17th Tact. Recon Sqdn Enlisted men's tent area. Filipino girls peddled fruit through the camp daily - Dulag, Leyte, P.I." From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fruit Vendors. In his second letter from Binmaley, Hill praised these local vendors: '[They] come…
Leyte Camp, Enlisted Tents 2
"17th tactical Recon Sqdn E. M.'s camp tent area. Dulag, Leyte"
Leyte Camp, Enlisted Tents 1
"Dulag - edge of 17th T. R. Enlisted Men's area. Palm trees - a truck, tents and men - plus, local citizens"
Leyte Camp, Bananas
"Banana bunch purchased from local farmer - Peters & Bernardo"
Leyte Business College Bldg.
"Leyte Business College bldg. on road between Dulag and the camp site of 17th Tact Recon Sqdn. Sign: Base K Surgeon's office Malaria Control"
Latrine Assembly, Round Holes
"Filipino Carpenters made us latrine boxes with round holes"
Latrine Assembly Detail 4
"Earl Powers, Leinbaugh, + Digging Latrine Pit in solid coral - Biak"
Latrine Assembly Detail 3
"Digging (Blasting) a latrine Pit in Solid coral on Biak. 2 cases (288 sticks) of dynamite. Powers & Leimbaugh in pit"
Latrine Assembly Detail 2
"LATRINE SOCIAL Just finished installing the Officer's Latrine - Biak" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Testing, 1,2,3... Ready for any comic relief when their work is finished, enlisted men try out the officers' new latrine. Seated, left to right: Clifford…
Latrine Assembly Detail 1
"A detail of men have just moved a latrine seat box into position over a pit that required dynamite to dig. The box is a 10 holer - two rows of 5, back to back. A V-10? 17th Recon Sqdn" From left to right: John Kapp, John Nasca, Clifford Jones,…