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[Military policemen inspecting travel documents for outgoing truck]
Photograph of Military Policeman Allen F. Kettering and Auxiliary Military Policeman J. V. Savine inspecting the travel documents for outgoing truck at Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Pictured above inspecting the trip ticket…

[Corporal Robert L. Gabig assessing muddy terrain at Kiangwan Airfield]
Photograph of Corporal Robert L. Gabig, U.S. Army Air Forces, assessing muddy terrain at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Corporal Robert L. Gabig of the U. S. Army Air Forces surveys the quagmire that leads to Base Headquarters…

[A. S. Novokshanoff driving military truck through rugged "washboard" section of SHAD Drivers' School Course]
Photograph of student driver A. S. Novokshanoff driving a military truck through the rugged "washboard" section of the SHAD Drivers' School Course, Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Shown above on the 'Washboard' section of the…

[Corporal John E. Tobolski rescuing Red Cross secretary Valerie Borodin from jeep stuck in mud]
Photograph of Corporal John E. Tobolski, U.S. Army Air Forces, rescuing Red Cross secretary Valerie Borodin from a jeep stuck in the mud, Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Chivalry is not dead among American GIs. Corporal John E.…

[Military truck at Tachikawa Army Air Base]
Photograph of a military truck parked in front of the headquarters building at Tachikawa Army Air Base, Japan, circa 1945-1952.Inscription: "Headquarters building at Tachikawa Army Air Base, just west of Tokyo a few miles. Truck is field bus. April…

[Military personnel with jeeps]
Photograph of military personnel working on jeeps at Komaki Air Base, Japan, February 4, 1947.Caption on verso: "'Jeep' troubles on a cold morning at the 158th Liaison Squadron, Kamaki [Komaki] Air Base, Nagoya, Japan. 4 Feb 1947."

[Destroyed vehicle and crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]
Photograph of a destroyed vehicle and a crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft, likely in Burma or China, circa 1941-1942. The aircraft is painted with the American Volunteer Group's "shark face" nose art.

[Curtiss P-40 Warhawk being transported by truck]
Photograph of a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft being transported by truck, circa 1941-1942.

[Curtiss P-40 Warhawk loaded on truck bed]
Photograph of a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft (tail number P-8105, fuselage number 67) loaded on a truck bed, circa 1941-1942.

[Serviceman and woman in jeep]
Photograph of an AVG (American Volunteer Group) serviceman and an unidentified woman in a jeep, likely in Burma or China, circa 1941-1942. A Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft (fuselage number 96) is parked behind them.
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