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..Which makes the story more interesting actually. I wonder if he had had any chance to write down his plan/thought of his journey while taking photos. Another interesting part is, how they saved the rolls during the war, how it is transferred back to USA..


> how they saved the rolls during the war, how it is transferred back to USA

If he was killed or seriously injured in action, then any possessions he had with him would have been returned to his family in the U.S.


Exactly. There was one specific case I recall where a duffle was found in the corner of an attic, unopened, and contained a soldier's belongins and a number of film rolls. I could only imagine the emotions that had driven the person who tossed the bag, unexamined, up into an attic and left it there for decades.




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