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Living sites weren’t super welcoming. Lots of dirt. Looks like Nissen Huts just placed on farmland, which was true. Looks very dreary.
Notes: One man sewing button on uniform. Other trying to wash something in a bucket. Not lots of extra space. Kept shoes on. Not homey. Concrete…
Notes: Not 44th but good illustrative example. No access to creature comforts so had to get creative. Guys really cared about looking sharp when they…
Notes: No easy place to take care of personal hygiene. No showers on site 2 for 506 Squadron. For shower had to go to Communal Site 1. Had to shave…
Notes: Thatched roof and hedgerows. Riding in larger groups of men.

67 and 68 Living Sites – Nissen Huts & Temporary Brick Structures
Enlisted Men’s Quarters – 8th AF England
Ironing Uniform with Hot Coals from Stove in a Mess Tin
Shaving out in Open, Kent, May 29, 1944
3 Men in Front of Temporary Brick Building, All 3 Wearing Helmets, 1 with Shirt Off
68th Bomb Squadron Site, Nissen Huts, Road, Lots of Bikes
Bill McCoy, Abernathy, Brandon, Misner, Kolliner; Standing in front of fence at Shipdham
Carsie Meadows Kneeling in Front of Bike
Lt Wright with the May 9, 1945 Stars and Stripes, Germany Quits, Reading at Shipdham
Major A Key, 66th Squadron Commanding Officer, Walking at Shipdham in Mud Before or After Mission
Major Don Williams, Base Squadron 67th and HQ; Captain Gil Magangenu Assistant S-4
Open Field, Gate to Small Path, Details Unknown
Sign at Entrance of 506th Bomb Squadron, Hung on Picket Fence, Building in Background
Bedroom in Bomb Shelter Shipdham
Bikes at Shipdham
2.5 Ton Truck Driving Down Narrow Tree-Lined Road at Shipdham
Men at Shipdham Chopping Wood from Tree in Front of Building; Bikes and Trash Can in Background
Nissen Huts Abutting Road Lined with Hedgerows, Wodden Pole and Power Lines Visible
Tree-Line Road at Shipdham, Nissen Huts on Right Side
Two Unknown Airmen on Side of Road Working on Bike Repair, in Uniform, Hedgerows on Side
Unknown Airman Taking Photo, Kneeling on Side of Road Near Line of Trees and Bushes
Unknown Ground Crewman? on Bike at Shipdham
66th Squadron, Abernathy, 5 Airmen Standing, Others Unidentified
January 20, 1944, Norwich Lord Mayor Finch and Party Being Shown the Interior of the 67th EM Quarters by Bill Cameron
Combat Enlisted Men's Barracks, Shipdham