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B-25 Mitchell bombers in flight in the CBI near an American air base, in the area of southern China, Indochina, or Burma. During WWII.

' Images of Walter Polchlopek in China. Walter S. Polchlopek, Corporal, was lost on May 20, 1944, over the sea near the south east coast of China, after a B-24 mission to strike Japanese shipping. See more about Walter S. Polchlopek here, and about the loss of the whole crew here. --------------Do you have more information regarding this item? Please...

An image from the Walter S. Polchlopek collection--A man directs traffic in India (top), and a poor elderly woman sits in China. Walter S. Polchlopek, Corporal, was lost on May 20, 1944, over the sea near the south east coast of China, after a B-24 mission to strike Japanese shipping.

A sketch of the pilot James C. Vurgaropulos who died during a mission in 1944 in China, drawn in the CBI by the Hollywood actor, voice actor, and artist Don Barclay, during his first tour of China in 1943. See more about Don Barclay here.

"Don Barclay (seated in cockpit of P-40 fighter #42-9766), celebrated American artist, whose caricatures have appeared in nearly all the publications is now on a visit to Gen. Claire L. Chennault's 14th AAF. Barclay spent many hours with the 'China Blitzers' inhabitants of 'Sweat Hill.'"

"Interested Spectators Sit With The General While He Awaits His Turn At Bat At A Baseball Game In China. Left To Right: Cpl. Lee Gordon, Colonel Zeondioff, Major Shevallier, Major General C.L. Chennault, And Don Barclay."

A B-24 bomber crew receives medals for having sunk a 550 foot Japanese cruiser in the South China Sea on August 10, 1944. Here General Chennault pins the Distinguished Flying Cross on 1st. Lt. Lee Cunningham. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

A crew of the 11th Bomb Squadron, 341st Bomb Group, stands beside their B-25 "The Reluctant Dragon" somewhere in China on 2 February 1943. They are: Capt. John C. Ruse Lt. George E. Robertson S/Sgt. Elden E. Shirley (KIA on 8 May 1943 on "Lonesome Polecat") James W Broughton S/Sgt. Dell Ogden S/Sgt. Charles Mohr Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

Near the new runway, Sgt. Neibuhr, Cpl. Carning, and Cpl. Zamoidu repair of a bullet hole in a B-24 in the CBI. Photo by Capt. Charles S. Welbourne. 1943. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.