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Oregon Reunion on Biak 4
"Former friends from E Co 186th Infantry. Lt Walter Buckley and 1st Sgt Bill Corey from Oregon National Guard days in La Grande, Oregon. Jap 25 cal. automatic rifle - foreground"
Oregon Reunion on Biak 3
"Earnie Stitzinger E Co 186th Inf."
Biak Camp, Photo Lab 2
"The Completed Biak Photo lab exterior"
Biak Camp, Photo Lab 1
"17th T. Recon Sqdn Photo Section being set up. 3' by 6' floor panels were fabricated before we left Finchhaffen" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Biak Photo Lab. In his August 19 letter, Hill sketched the new photo lab floor plan and, in a photo, he…
Hollandia, Road Grader
"Road grader working muddy road at Hollandia"
Hollandia, Food Supplies 2
"Supplies being hoisted aboard SS Russell Sage in Humboldt Bay" "SS Russell Sage left Finschhafen 6/30 - arrived Biak July 28, 44 - spent over 3 weeks anchored in Humboldt Bay"
Hollandia, Food Supplies 1
"Supplies being hoisted aboard SS Russell Sage in Humboldt Bay" "SS Russell Sage left Finschhafen 6/30 - arrived Biak July 28, 44 - spent over 3 weeks anchored in Humboldt Bay" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Food Arrives. The SS Russell Sage had been…
Jack Fruh Eats Sardines
"Jack Fruh eating sardines"
Earl Powers, Muddy Shoes
"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…
Mess Hall Construction 5
"Assembling the mess hall for the 17th tact Recon Sqdn at Biak. The frame members were pre-cut and bolt holes drilled - supplied by Australia"