Photographic group portrait of members of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tech Club Alumni Association standing in front of an aircraft at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1946. The photograph was taken while the members were visiting the…
Partial letter from William Orthman to his wife, written while stationed in China, circa 1945-1946. Discusses the difficult living conditions in China and the high rate of disease among the population. Two typed pages.
Partial letter from William Orthman to his wife, written while stationed in Shanghai, China, circa 1945-1946. Discusses Christmas gifts, a walk along Soochow Creek, and a protest by Chinese students. One typed page.
Fragments from letters written by William Orthman to his wife while stationed in Shanghai, China, circa 1945-1946. Topics discussed include linotype operations at a local print shop and life in Shanghai. Four typed pages.
Photograph of a cemetery for Allied prisoners of war who perished in Japanese-controlled internment camps, Mukden (present day Shenyang), China, circa 1945-1946. Several servicemen pay their respects at the gravesites.Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air…
Photograph of Major General Albert F. Hegenberger, U.S. Army Air Forces, receiving his second star from Brigadier General Aubry L. Moore at Tenth Air Force Headquarters in Kunming, China, circa 1945-1946. Includes a typed memorandum from Headquarters…
Menu, "Pine Grove To-day's Suggestions," Park Hotel (China), December 17, 1945. The names of several U.S. Navy servicemen are written on the back.Inscription on verso: "Whang Poo Liberty. P. E. Nowell, James [S?] Graves, James L. Eymann, Mathew G.…
Partial letter from William Orthman to his wife, written while stationed in Shanghai, China, November 18, 1945. Discusses a boat trip on the Huangpu (Whangpoo) River, a shopping trip in Shanghai, the city's mix of American, European, and Chinese…
Photograph of armed servicemen standing guard outside a Tenth Air Force compound near Kunming, China, circa October 1945.Typed on verso: "HQ., Tenth Air Force, China---The war was over/months ago, but these soldiers of the Tenth Air Force, caught in…
Photograph of Women's Army Corps (WAC) servicewomen riding in military vehicles during a V-J Day parade in Chongqing, China, August 1945.Typed on verso: "WACs assigned to Lt. General George E. Stratemeter's Army Air Force Headquarters for the China…