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Photograph of two servicemen stenciling "SHAD" (Shanghai Air Depot) onto the bumper of a military jeep, China, circa 1940s. Inscription on verso: "'SHAD' - Means this jeep belongs to Shanghai Air Dept. [Chinese characters]."

Photograph of a serviceman using a forklift to load a jeep onto an aircraft, likely in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s.Stamped on verso: "Official Photograph. U.S. Army Air Corps."

Photograph of two military policemen and an unidentified serviceman standing next to a wrecked jeep, likely in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s.Stamped on verso: "Official Photograph. U.S. Army Air Corps."

Photograph of a U.S. Army serviceman holding up a Republic of China flag while a crowd celebrates the surrender of Japan, Chongqing, China, circa 1945.Typed on verso: "Chungking residents fill the streets of the wartime capital of China to express…

Photograph of a large crowd gathered to greet a Tenth Air Force and Air Ground Aid Section (AGAS) relief mission, Tourane (present-day Da Nang, Vietnam), circa 1940s. Typed on verso: "HQS Tenth Air Force, China--When a Tenth Air Force and AGAS relief…

Photograph of an unidentified serviceman holding the leopard mascot of Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s. Inscription on verso: "7 ft. leopard - Kiangwan Mascot."

Photograph of Sergeant Paul Rounds holding "Queenie," the dog mascot of the 884th Signal Company, China, circa 1940s. Typed on verso: "Heroes--'Queenie', the little mongrel mascot of the 884th Signal Company, USAAF, China Theater, smuggles [snuggles]…

Photograph of workers spreading gravel, sand, and rock over a disintegrating road at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.Caption on verso: "Broken rock and heavy sand and gravel are spread over disintergrating [disintegrating] Jap-built roadways at…

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 an unidentified officer being greeted by military servicemen at an air base, likely in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. A Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft and other transport aircraft are visible in the background.Stamped on…