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"China, Bert Krawczyk and George Clements sitting at a restaurant table with an unidentified Chinese boy." During WWII. Courtesy of https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsphoto/id/7684.
"Vehicles bound for Chengdu and the 20th bomber command are loaded on barges. As a steamboat (behind man directing) waits to ferry the barge across. All necessary gasoline was carried along for the journey. Several 55 gallon drums are visible in the vehicle. Poles were used to move the barges out of shallow water." Courtesy of https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsphoto/id/7572.
"'Last Resort' entertainment hall in Yangkai. Here the U.S. movie stars came and many time the programs were held inside. It had a stage and auditorium. An outside stage would be erected for the performances when a large crowd was present. It would be built at the same level as the stairs in the foreground, the GI's would be seated...
Luliang (China), Bert Krawczyk and a young boy at the air base at Luliang, ca. 1943-1945: "Bert Krawczyk at Luliang in Yunnan Province, China. This young Chinese boy was part of the thousands of local people from the town and surrounding area that worked at the air base. The Operations building to the left was constructed by the Chinese of...
"This Chinese vendor located his 'place of business' along the road from Kunming to Chengdu. He was selling small nuts that were deep fried. An American convoy stopped in this area and an American soldier took advantage of the time to make a purchase." Courtesy of https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsphoto/id/7597.
Joseph C. Rich, MIA-KIA from the CBI. Anyone with more information on Mr. Rich, please contact Pat at pat@rshonor.org. Info from postings by Lisa Phillips: B-24 "Maxwell House II" Serial Number 42-73245 USAAF Crew 2nd Lt. Joseph C. Rich (POW/KIA) Crashed November 27, 1943 Mission History Shot down on Mission B. Rich was taken prisoner in Rangoon Prison. Died in...
The B-24 "Maxwell House II" being refueled in a revetment in SW China, likely Sichuan, during WWII. Courtesy of https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsphoto/id/7812.
A shark-mouth B-24, the mouth having a unique curl at the back, in a revetment in SW China, likely Sichuan, during WWII. This is a later model B-24 as indicated by the nose turret with two .50 cal machine guns. Courtesy of https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsphoto/id/7813.