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Planting rice in southwest China, with karst mountains in the background, near an American base. During WWII.

Laborer at an American air base carrying pails--they may not have smelled nice--in the CBI.

Selig Seidler, camera in hand, standing before the B-24 "Nip Nipper" somewhere in China during WWII.

Selig Seidler, "Typing a report to send to headquarters with film of last mission." Selig Seidler enlisted at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York on August 18, 1942. He was a member of the 16th Combat Camera Unit in the CBI during WWII. He originally joined the CCU on Detached Service from 12th Service Group on 16 Aug 1944 with...

A crew of the 11th Bomb Squadron, 341st Bomb Group poses beside their North American B-25 "Little Joe III" at an airfield somewhere in China, February 2, 1943. They are: Capt. Joseph L. Skeldon, Toledo, Ohio, Pilot Lt. Robert D. Hippert, Cincinnati, Ohio, Navigator T/Sgt. Maurice A. Paynter, Kingston, West Virginia, Bombardier S/Sgt. Norton G. Stubblefield, Dallas, Texas, Engineer-Gunner T/Sgt...

Bullet holes in the fuselage of the North American B-25 after a mission that ended in a forced landing on one wheel at its base in China. December 12, 1942. In the CBI during WWII. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

Press conference with Public Relations Office of the 14th Air Force on 4 September 1944 in China. In the CBI during WWII.

General C. J. Chow (Zhou Zhirou; 周至柔) in China during WWII, on January 29, 1945. Photo by 16th Combat Camera Unit, provided courtesy of Tony Strotman. In China during WWII.

S/Sgt. Ed Toy of Chicago, Illinois, repairs instruments of Curtiss P-40s at an aircraft factory somewhere in China during WWII. The factory was fitted to rebuild P-40s for the American Volunteer Group (AVG) and the Chinese continued the same operations for the U.S. Air Force. January 1, 1943. Photo by 7th Photo Tech. Sqdn, provided courtesy of Tony Strotman.

Top, from left: Col. C. D. Vincent, Lt. Col. John Allison, and Col. Bruce K. Holloway. In foreground, Lt. Col. R. Baumgardner at left and unidentified man at right. China, 1943, during WWII. "Zero Club."