American GIs traveling through Guizhou province, near Anshun city, stop for a look at the dramatic Huangguoshu Falls during WWII. "Kwei-yang" (Guiyang) is the capital city of Guizhou (Kweichow), but is actually some distance from the falls. Selig Seidler was a member of the 16th Combat Camera Unit in the CBI during WWII.

The Huangguoshu falls, near Anshun city, Guizhou province, China, during WWII. Selig Seidler was a member of the 16th Combat Camera Unit in the CBI during WWII.

A coffin prepared for a funeral in Guiyang city, Guizhou proving, China, during WWII, 1944. Photo by Robert G. Leavens.

Bob Leavens poses riding a rickshaw in Guiyang (Kweiyang) city, Guizhou (Kweichow), China, in 1944.

Huangguoshu waterfall from the air during WWII, taken over the wing of an America fighter plane in by pilot Charles A. Breingan.

On December 30, 1943 two American B-25s bombers took off from the Suichuan airbase (Jiangxi province) and proceeded north to search the Yangtze (Changjiang) river for Japanese targets of opportunity. Finding a Japanese gunboad on the river near Anqing city (Anking) in Anhui province, the first B-25 made an attack run on the ship, then the second plane followed, but...

After a day of search and verification, the crash site was finally confirmed at coordinates 30 20.654 N 116 53.688 E, which is about 14 miles from Anqing city (listed as "Anking" in war-era documentation). Note that this location much more closely matches the estimated distance from Anqing, at 12 miles, given in the accounts by the crew of the...