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[L'Ecole Franco-Chinoise teachers and Chinese Air Force servicemen at Kaingwan Airfield]
Photographic group portrait of L'Ecole Franco-Chinoise teachers and Chinese Air Force servicemen posing in front of a Curtiss C-46 Commando aircraft at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s. Some of the individuals are identified in the caption on…

[Servicemen attending religious service at temple or shrine]
Photograph of military servicemen attending a religious service at a temple or shrine, likely in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s.

[Sergeant Gabe Avallone and Liu Chun-Hsieh eating meal at New Asia Hotel, China]
Photograph of Sergeant Gabe Avallone and Liu Chun-Hsieh eating a meal at the New Asia Hotel, China, circa 1940s. The inscription notes that Avallone is serving as a temporary guardian for the child, who was orphaned during World War II. Inscription…

[Serviceman and bride cutting wedding cake]
Photograph of an American serviceman and his bride cutting a wedding cake, circa 1940s.

[Indian prisoner of war raising American flag at airstrip in Hanoi, Vietnam]
Photograph of an Indian prisoner of war raising an American flag at an airstrip in Hanoi, Vietnam, circa 1940s. A damaged hangar is visible in the background.Typed on verso: "An Indian POW raises the first American flag over the Hanoi airstrip in the…

[Japanese guards surrendering swords to American officers at prisoner-of-war camp]
Photograph of Japanese guards surrendering their swords to American officers at a prisoner-of-war camp, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air Force, China -- Japanese guards surrendering swords to American officers at a prison camp. The…

[Captured Japanese soldiers using carts to transport supplies and belongings to internment camp]
Photograph of captured Japanese soldiers using carts to transport supplies and belongings to an internment camp, Kowloon, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air Force, China Theater -- Japanese soldiers turn coolie as they transport…

[Captured Japanese soldiers at Sham Shui Po internment camp]
Photograph of captured Japanese soldiers at the Shamshuipo internment camp following its liberation by American forces, Kowloon, China, circa 1940s. The caption on verso notes that the soldier on the left is the camp's former commandant. Typed on…

[Three Merchant Marines in barracks building at Shamshuipo internment camp]
Photograph of three Merchant Marines in a barracks building at the Shamshuipo internment camp shortly after the camp's liberation by American forces, Kowloon, China, circa 1940s. The caption on verso identifies the men as (from left to right) John R.…

[Soviet Air Force pilot shaking hands with Captain William Thompson]
Photograph of an unidentified Soviet Air Force pilot shaking hands with Captain William Thompson, U.S. Army Air Forces, in front of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, Mukden (present-day Shenyang), China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth…
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