Photograph, Walter Riel Man in Front of Tent on Moratai, WWII
Entry/Object ID
2001.0019.0006
Description
Mr. Walter Riel was a Sergeant with the 38th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, 13th Air Force from 1942-1946. The Riel Collection is a series of photos that were collected by Mr. Riel during this time. This is a picture of Walter in front of a tent on Moratai. The island was Dutch and they had Dutch money. This was the summer of 1945 in the Dutch East Indies. There were no towns on the island.
