Photograph of the Fifth Air Force base operations building at Tachikawa Army Air Base, Japan, April 1947.Inscription: "Base operations at Tachikawa Army Air Base, Tachikawa, Japan. April 1947."
Photograph of a siren at Komaki Air Base, Japan, April 1947.
Inscription: "Fire siren at Komaki Airdrome, used by the Japs as an air raid alarm. Boy, does it sound gruesome when it goes off. It can be heard for many miles. Nagoya, Japan. April 1947.…
Photograph of people walking on a street in Nagoya, Japan, April 1947.Inscription: "Street scene, nearby P-X downtown Nagoya. Nagoya, Japan. April 47."
Photograph of mountains in Japan, April 1947.Inscription: "Mountain range between Nagoya and Tokyo. This is what the country looks like we fly over all the time. Nice, eh! Snowcapped mts are better than 10,000 high. Nagoya, Japan. April 47."
Photograph of Japanese schoolgirls walking by the enlisted quarters and hospital building in Nagoya, Japan, April 1947.Inscription: "Enlisted men's quarters and hospital building downtown Nagoya. Girls are Jap school girls walking by. Nagoya, Japan.…
Photograph of Tom Haggard (left), Arthur Shaffer (middle), and Cecil A. Kauitzsch (right) at Komaki Air Base, Japan, March 1947.Inscription: "Cpl. Tom Haggard on left. S/Sgt. Arthur Shaffer in middle. S/Sgt. Cecil A. Kauitzsch on right (with camera).…
Photograph of a Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft (tail number 417[8?]68) at an unidentified air base, circa 1940s-1950s. The plane bears United States Air Force markings.
Photograph of a United States Army Air Forces pilot sitting in the cockpit of a parked Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft, possibly in Japan, circa 1940s. The text written on the fuselage reads: "Enlist in the AFF – Guard the victory."