TY  - ADVS
ED  - Fred Hill
TI  - Bob Casey, Photo Gunner 1
KW  - Fred Hill Collection, Pierce Library
KW  - Binmaley, The Philippines
KW  - Military uniforms
KW  -  Casey, Bob
KW  - 17th Tact Recon Sqdn,
KW  - 50 caliber
KW  - Air strip
KW  - Darkroom Soldier quote
KW  - Lingayen  Gulf
KW  - Machine gun ammo
KW  - Photo gunner
KW  - Sgts
KW  -  Uniforms
KW  - fred hill
N1  - "Sgt Bob Casey - of 17th Tactical Recon Sqdn, poses with a belt of 50 cal machine gun ammo. Lingayen Strip" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Photo Gunners. Two men in Hill's Photo Reconnaissance section, his friends Sgt Earl Powers and Sgt Bob Casey (above), moved up the pay and death risk scales by becoming 'photo gunners' -- the men on combat air crews who operated reconnaissance cameras and -- if necessary -- machine guns. As Hill wrote to Martha, these new photo gunners would be 'eligible for Staff Sergeant, in line for Tech Sergeant, and on flying status, which will add up to about $200 a month' additional income. Hill later reported that 'Casey is gone now most of the time. Suppose he'll gradually drift away, as socially, the gunners are quite a clique. He may even move in with other combat crewmen next time we set up camp.' In another report, he noted that 'Bob has been working with the ordnance boys all day long again today. Familiarizing himself with the entire set-up -- loading, threading, cleaning, servicing machine guns.' Both men survived the war." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn); digital
UR  - https://library-archives.eou.edu/items/show/12670
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