"This is a photo of John Marlatt Jr.one of the great sheet metal mechanics that was a part of the 396th Squadon. My thanks to his son Larry for this great photo."

“Yang Tong Air Base, Kwelin (Guilin),China,1944. This is the 396th Air Service Squadron logo with Joe Goodman the guy that designed and built it. This was just one of many items that Joe designed and built."

"Elmer Bukey and Bob Houser in our hostel area at Kwelin (Guilin), China standing by the air raid siren. I guarantee you that siren had a lot of use because the Japanese paid us a lot of nighttime visits. We spent a lot of nights in the caves around our hostel area."

A member of the 12th Air Service Group poses for the camera in China during WWII.

Men of the 12th Air Service Group in China goof for the camera: Left to right, Brantl, Wolfe, ? , ?

Yang Tong Airbase In 1944:"All the runways in China were made of crushed stone. They started the base with the larger stone and each layer that was added was of a smaller stone. The final layer of the runway surface was was made of finely crushed stone that was rolled and rerolled by Chinese coolies pulling a huge stone roller...

Some members of the 12th Air Service Group pose. During WWII.

American jeeps parked in front of building used for some kind of military offices in Guangxi, China, during WWII.