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"Here are two of the greatest tech supply people in the army. There was no such thing as 'We can't get that for you'. It might take a little time but if it was in China, George Springer would find it for you. The guy on the left is Bob Lewis and on the right is George Springer."
GIs in front of instrument shop tent in Liangshan, China: "This Motley Crew Is Goofing Off In Front Of Our First Class Instrument Shop In Liangshan, China. Left To Righ: Eugene H. Steenrod, Brantl, Wolfe, and Bukey."
"Lester Herring And Larry Hawkins, Great Members Of The 396th Service Squadron... I Remember Larry Wanted To Be A Pilot But Could Not Qualify So He Made Himself A Great Mechanic."
Members of 396th Air Service Squadron with shaved heads during WWII. Back: Zabecki, Turner, Rizzo. Front: Bausueger, Kriewitz, Weidenbrenner. Elmer did not remember why they had shaved their heads. Photo from R. M. Kriewitz.
GIs lounge at the loading door of a C-47 transport plane in China during WWII during evacuation because of Ichigo: "We Were Forced To Evacuate Our Base At Kwelin, China And This Is A Pic Of Some Of The 396th Guys Loading On A C-47 To Get Out Of There. Standing: Weidenbrenner, and Reese. L/R In Plane: Souder, O'Connor, Rodriguez...
GIs pose with bottles of beer in China during WWII: "This Is A Bunch Of 396th Party Boys Enjoying A Little Brew At Luliang,China. Kneeling: Chinese man, Winter, and Walker. Standing: Gerdsen, Garver, Rush, and Tacey."
"Fedeler, Rodriguez, Ondira, And Bukey Outside Our Humble Living Quarters In Liangshan, China."
A group of GIs poses before salvaged fuselage of B-24 bomber "Lady Luck II" at Ankang, China, during WWII: "This Is A Group Of 396th Guys I Think At Ankang, China. Kneeling: O'Connor, Wander, Hanson, and Caples. Standing: Euler, Schmidt, Besson, and Tacey."