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Corn Feast 4
"Fred Hill - corn on the cob - bought from a local farmer and cooked in our tent - we had a little Primus Stove. Rolled mosquito net and towels overhead. Foot powder, soap, ink bottle, and extra shoes under cot. Fred wears loafers from home, long…

Corn Feast 5
"Sgt Ed Bernardo - Chief of camera maintenance - 17th Tact. Recon. Sqdn - Ed was the cook at our in-tent corn on the cob feed"

Aerial, Corregidor Supply Drop
"C-47 No X94 Jungle Skippers dropping supplies on Corregidor - 2 'chutes visible in air - from Lantern Slide - from Bob Flynn, 503rd historian. (Could be 17th Recon Sqdn original)"

A soldier laying in the mud being pulled by his parachute.  Many more paratroopers can be seen still landing in the background.
"Parachute Infantry man, on ground, being dragged by his 'chute. Many 'chutes still in the air. Signal Corps Photo from Lantern slide from Bob Flynn - 503rd historian"

A couple of paratroopers can be seen in the sky with their parachutes fully deployed.  A military plane is also in the sky near them.  In the foreground there are a few soldiers standing by some desolate foliage.
"Signal Corps photo from ground - 2 parachutes still in air with their men visible - C-47 departing - Lantern slide original from Bob Flynn - 503rd historian"

A half dozen soldiers walking down a hill away from the camera that has been cleared of most foliage, possibly by a battle.  Smoke is seen throughout and a destroyed building is seen off to the right.
"503rd Combat Parachute Infantry striding across botanical debris on Corregidor - perhaps Feb 17 - Signal Corps Photo from Lantern slide - Bob Flynn, 503 historian"

A half dozen soldiers in full paratrooper gear standing in the interior of an airplane holding to hooks that secures them in place.  They look to be getting ready to parachute out of the plane.
"Signal Corps Photo. 503rd RCT members in C-47 hooked to static line ready to jump - Sgt Albert Baldwin of Steubenville, Ohio leads the jump in first positition - Signal Corps original, from Lantern Slide from Bob Flynn - fairly sharp"

Three military planes in the sky as seen from directly below.  There are numerous paratroopers in the sky behind the planes in various stages of deploying their parachutes.
"Signal Corps Photo - from ground looking up at 503rd Parachute Infantry being delivered by Troop Carrier C-47's, Feb 16 1945"

Three military planes in the sky flying away as seen from below. There are numerous paratroopers in the sky behind the planes in various stages of deploying their parachutes.
"503rd Parachute Infantry drop - Feb 16 1945. Signal Corps Photo - from ground, looking up"

Aerial, Corregidor Parade Ground
"View across Parade ground from far enough away to show water's edge. Before any 'chutes. Photo by 17th Recon Sqdn. Needs to be printed square" "Taken before any of the 503rd Regimental Combat team paratroopers had been delivered. Tank farm and…
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