Based on the letters of Earl Philip Reinhalter (1922-1953). Edited by his son, Earl Philip Reinhalter (1950-).


Photo Highlights: AUSTRALIA (June 4, 1943 - December 1943)




Earl in Australia, 1943.




Earl in Australia, 1943.




Earl in Australia, 1943.




Earl in Australia, 1943.




James H. Wooden, Jr. feeds a baby kangaroo in Australia, September 20, 1943.




Victoria Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, 1943. According to his September 24, 1944 letter:
"If you will notice, you will see three little houses along the water edge next to the bridge. That basement
which is a floor of wood of these houses are all joined making the Brisbane Roller Rink."




Earl sent this 5th Air Force patch home with his August 14, 1943 letter.



More Photo Highlights:

STATESIDE (late 1942 - May 1943)
NEW GUINEA (December 1943 to Oct/Nov 1944)
NEW GUINEA - notable planes
LEYTE, PHILIPPINES (1944-45)
LUZON, PHILIPPINES (1945)
THE WAR ENDS



 
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