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Aerial, Corregidor Under Clouds
"Clouds over most buildings. 2 Naval vessels in distance. 17th Recon original but from Nat'l Archives Microfilm - from Don Abbot. Not sharp"
Tags: 17th Tact Recon Sqdn, Archives, Bombed, Clouds, Destroyed, Destruction, National
Mindoro Picnic 1
"A picnic - a cook from the 49th Fighter, a Red Cross girl (Clara Cohen), Fred Hill and Cpl Ehrman - coffee percolator, a sheet cake" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Picnic in Peace. Left to right: unidentified soldier
Mindoro Tribesmen
"Mindoro natives - one with watermelon" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Mangyan Tribesmen. Possibly Hanunoo, these men display traditional tribal dress: a bahag (loincloth), a bayong (bag for knife, comb, etc), and a panyo (head-band for long hair). Hill…
Tags: Bags, Bahag Bayong, Darkroom, Hanunoo, Headbands, Loincloths, Mangyan, Natives, Panyo, Soldier quote, Tribesmen, Watermelon
Corregidor, American Flag
"American Flag - attached to highest pole left on Corregidor by Feb 24 1945 - first time in 2 1/2 years. Pfc Clyde Bates of Evanston, Wisconsin and T5 Frank Arrige of East Chicago. Men were under sniper fire at the time. Signal Corps photo - Source -…
Leyte Locals do Laundry 4
"Filipino lady - her laundry balanced on her head, with two children, walking out of the stream. A rolled floor mat still in the water. Dulag area, near Leyte P.I." From "Darkroom Soldier": "Local Laundry Services. Balancing a skein of hemp fiber on…
Mindoro, Swimming
"Fresh water swimming in river on Mindoro - Many soldiers in the water and on the bank" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Busuanga River: Upstream Bath, Downstream Laundry. Hill reported these scenes to Martha: 'En route home, we stopped at the deep part of…
