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Scenes Of Camp Schiel

View of lake from above Camp Schiel, and barracks at the camp, February 1945.

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Rural China Scenes

Scenes from China during WWII--Village across the fields, village corner, and canal.

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B-25J Races By At Yangkai

A B-25 Mitchell bomber races by close to the ground, at Yangkai (Yangjie) air strip in Yunnan province, China.
A B-25 Mitchell bomber races by close to the ground, at Yangkai (Yangjie) air strip in Yunnan province, China.
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View Over Qing Dynasty City Wall During Day Outing

Below is a decaying and overgrown city wall and gate built during the Qing Dynasty, but now in disrepair. Observed during day outing.

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GIs Chat Over Cot At Campout

GIs talk and smoke in front of a tent at Qingshuihai lake.

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Routine Life At Campout

Life around the camp, including the business of cooking a meal over the open fire--Notice that a number of Chinese men are helping with the fire and meal.  Presumably these are staff from the Yangkai airbase who have come along to help.

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GIs Carbines In Hand Look Over Lake At Campout

GIs stand carbine in hand looking over the lake.

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GIs Play At Lake During Campout

In the top image a small inflatable raft can be seen in the distance, and in the lower image, men wait on the shore of the lake.

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Campout Site On Peninsula At Qingshuihai Lake

Here are two views of their campsite on a tiny peninsula into the lake. As of the year 2016 that tiny peninsula is still there, but the area is developed now with extsensive buildings nearby, and the setting in general is not nearly as rural or remote--A regular paved road goes by the site and along the lakeside.

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Jeep Trip To Campout

The men traveled by jeep to the site, over rough dirt tracks, but through beautiful country, as in these images.

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